As China's first aircraft carrier to use a catapult, the Fujian ship is conducting sea trials intensively.

As the first catapult-type aircraft carrier in our country, the Fujian ship is intensifying its sea trials. Compared with conventional aircraft carriers, the advantages of aircraft carriers with catapult take-off are very obvious. First of all, fighter jets can take off fully loaded with fuel and ammunition, which directly improves the combat capabilities of the aircraft. At the same time, catapult take-off also allows the aircraft carrier to have the ability to carry fixed-wing carrier-based early warning aircraft, thereby significantly enhancing the aircraft carrier's early warning detection and airborne aircraft situation support and command and control capabilities. In addition, the electromagnetic catapult can conveniently control the ejection force, allowing various types of aircraft, from transport aircraft and early warning aircraft to drones, to take off from the aircraft carrier in a catapult manner, making the aircraft carrier's combat mode more flexible.