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liaoning's combat capability is tested for the first time after "incremental maintenance"! when will china's dual aircraft carrier battle group appear?

2024-09-23

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the chinese navy's "liaoning" aircraft carrier is deployed again!

according to a report from the joint staff office of the japanese ministry of defense on september 17, at around 7 pm that day, the japan maritime self-defense force discovered the chinese navy's "liaoning" aircraft carrier battle group moving southward in the east china sea about 210 kilometers northwest of china's diaoyu islands.

in addition to the "liaoning" ship, the battle group also includes two type 052d destroyers, namely the no. 120 "chengdu" ship and the no. 123 "huainan" ship. both ships belong to a destroyer detachment of the northern theater command navy.

on the 18th, the three warships passed through the waters between yonaguni island and iriomote island and headed towards the western pacific ocean. the "takahashi" destroyer of the 6th escort squadron of the 2nd escort squadron of the japan maritime self-defense force, the "kawachi" frigate of the 14th escort squadron of the maizuru naval base, and reconnaissance aircraft from the 1st and 5th air groups of the maritime self-defense force tracked the advancing "liaoning" aircraft carrier battle group.