China's first homemade aircraft carrier nearly outfitted

Construction workers perform outfitting work on China's first domestically designed-and-built aircraft carrier in Dalian, Liaoning Province, on November 22, 2017. About 90% of outfitting work has been completed and the carrier is expected to commence mooring trials soon. In addition, J-15 carrier-based planes have completed hundreds of ejection tests using an electromagnetic launcher. According to Rear Admiral Yin Zhuo of the Chinese Navy, the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System can be used on carriers even without nuclear power, which is leading feature compared to American aircraft carriers. [Photo: IC]