The launch of the Type 003 sends another, more subtle signal: China’s carrier sector is now open for business
will be hard to miss, especially as China will do all it can to highlight their similarities in size, launch technologies, and airwing composition. And when the Type 003 starts steaming around the Indo-Pacific, US allies may well draw further comparisons between the once-familiar sight of U.S. flattops to the increasingly visible silhouette of Chinese flagships today.
Among them is justified anxiety that Asia’s fleet of lilliputian carriers will not be enough, and that larger-sized alternatives are simply too difficult for the region to produce. Regional demand for carriers capable of fielding a modern air wing is growing, and the U.S. needs a plan to seize on the momentum already underway, strengthening distributed deterrence among its friends and partners. Tech-sharing should top the list. class flat-decks are being updated to handle F-35Bs.
While few in the Indo-Pacific have publicly discussed how to operate in a region full of free-wheeling Chinese carrier battle groups, the above examples clearly show many believe the best counter to a rival’s large aircraft carrier is with one, two, or even three of their own. Similarly, India has had lots of meetings, conducting “monthly discussions” with the U.S. Navy, which has provided a “pricing and availability training capsule on ship design aspects related to aviation.” The pace has been glacial: India began formal meetings with PEO Aircraft Carriers in June 2018 and two years passed before the next face-to-face meeting.
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