Fujian(Type 003) aircraft carrier,commissioned into service
The commissioning and flag-granting ceremony of China's first electromagnetic catapult aircraft carrier, the Fujian, was held on Nov. 5th 2025 at a naval port in Sanya, Hainan.
According to official media reports, the Fujian, China's third aircraft carrier, with hull number 18, was launched in June 2022. Unlike the ski-jump decks of China's first two carriers — the Liaoning and the Shandong — it is China's first domestically made carrier that uses catapults. With a full-load displacement of more than 80,000 tons, the carrier is equipped with electromagnetic catapults and arresting devices. Since its first sea trials in May 2024, the Fujian has carried out a series of maritime tests according to plan, progressing with equipment commissioning and assessments of overall operational stability.
