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Satellite Images Show China Building 336-339m New Carrier

By Drooid · Sep 25, 2026, 12:23 AM UTC · How we work

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China began building a new aircraft carrier that could exceed the U.S. Navy’s largest carrier.
Satellite images on September 4 show work on the carrier’s bulbous bow at Dalian Shipyard.
Intelligence firm Janes reported the images and provided length estimates for the carrier.
Janes estimates the carrier’s overall length between 336 metres (1,100 feet) and 339 metres.
The projected length would surpass the USS Gerald R. Ford, listed at about 333 metres, implying Beijing seeks far-range operations.

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China began building a new aircraft carrier that could exceed the U.S. Navy’s largest carrier.
Satellite images on September 4 show work on the carrier’s bulbous bow at Dalian Shipyard.
Intelligence firm Janes reported the images and provided length estimates for the carrier.
Janes estimates the carrier’s overall length between 336 metres (1,100 feet) and 339 metres.
The projected length would surpass the USS Gerald R. Ford, listed at about 333 metres, implying Beijing seeks far-range operations.