China's Aircraft Carrier Conducts Live Fire Exercises For the First Time



Global Times: China’s aircraft carrier uses real weapons in drill

Chinese Navy Thursday revealed the details of a recent drill involving the country's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning. It was the first time that the weapons used on the carrier were displayed in public since it entered service in 2012.

The drill was conducted in the Bohai Sea, involving dozens of ships and aircraft as well as several air-to-air, air-to-ship and ship-to-air missiles.

The J-15 carrier-based fighter jets carrying live ammunition also attended the drill.

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