Question

    Recently an Aircraft carrier named “Fujian” was in the news. It was launched by which country?

    A Japan Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B South Korea Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C China Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Indonesia Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of the above Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    China launched its third aircraft carrier, the country’s most modern and first “completely domestically made” naval warship “Fujian”.the Fujian is China’s first domestically designed and built catapult aircraft carrier. Due to the COVID lockdown of Shanghai, the ship’s launch was delayed by two months. It was supposed to be launched on April 23, around the time of the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s 73rd anniversary (PLAN). China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited’s third aircraft carrier has a displacement of more than 80,000 tonnes and is equipped with electromagnetic catapults and arresting gear. Fujian is the name given to China’s easternmost coastline province.

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