China is allegedly the first country in the world to launch a jet off an aircraft carrier using an electromagnetic catapult (EMALS). The country released a video of a J-34 stealth fighter being launched by an EMALS catapult off an aircraft carrier at sea. The name of the aircraft carrier was not mentioned in any reports, which all seem to come from the Chinese state media video itself, and the claims made on it.
Regardless of the full efficacy of the claim, China’s rapid development of aircraft carriers poses a security risk for the United States, though the era of the aircraft carrier itself is in question by some.
Key Points and Summary – China has achieved a significant naval aviation milestone, releasing video of its J-35 stealth fighter launching via an electromagnetic catapult (EMALS) from the new aircraft carrier Fujian.
-This marks the first time any nation has publicly demonstrated an EMALS launch of a stealth fighter from a carrier at sea.