September 28, 201213 yr From http://en.rian.ru/mlitary_news/20120927/176262402.html [excerpt] China Denies Second Aircraft Carrier ReportsMOSCOW, September 27 (RIA Novosti) China is not building a second aircraft carrier, Defense Ministry spokesman Yang Yujun said on Thursday.Western media reports this week said China is building a second carrier in Shanghai and it will be launched late this year. "Such reports are inaccurate," Yang said. There have been lots of chatter on the topic of further carriers for the PLAN, including a repeated assertion (despite denials like the one above) that construction is already underway. For example ... http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/sep/26/inside-the-ring-chinas-aircraft-less-carrier/ [excerpt] China already is building its first domestic carrier at a shipyard near Shanghai and is expected to build at least two more, according to defense officials. But has anyone found something a bit more concrete than the chatter? Links? Pics?
October 1, 201213 yr MiG-29K performing touch and go off the deck of Vikramaditya (ex Gorshkov): http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=83c_1348994222
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