China’s Type 076 amphibious assault ship Sichuan in final tests with drone catapult

Chinese state media has shown the country’s first Type 076 amphibious assault ship, the Sichuan, computer-generated footage of how it launches GJ-21 stealth fighter drones and quotes from a military commentator who said the vessel was in the final stages of commissioning. The 40,000-tonne ship, featuring a 250-metre-long and 62-metre-wide (820 feet by 203 feet) flight deck, recently completed deck line markings, meaning it entered the final testing phase, military expert Wei Dongxu told state...

By Albee Zhang