China’s powerful new carrier almost ready to sail

The transcript discusses the release of satellite photos by CSIS showing China's new aircraft carrier nearing completion. The carrier, located at Shanghai's Jiangnan shipyard, features advanced catapult systems that enhance its capabilities compared to older carriers. These systems allow the launch of heavier aircraft, similar to US carriers. The new carrier's electromagnetic catapults provide a significant advantage over the steam-powered systems used by US carriers.

What organization released the satellite images of China's new aircraft carrier?

• NASA

• CSIS

• ESA

• CNSA

What is a significant feature of China's new aircraft carrier compared to its existing ones?

• It can submerge underwater.

• It has three separate plane launching catapult systems.

• It uses nuclear power.

• It has a larger deck.

What type of aircraft can the new carrier launch that the older carriers cannot?

• Helicopters

• Heavier fixed-wing planes

• Fighter jets with light bomb loads

• Drones

What advantage do electromagnetic catapult systems have over steam-powered ones?

• They are cheaper to maintain.

• They allow for faster aircraft launch.

• They provide a clear advantage in launching heavier aircraft.

• They are more environmentally friendly.

Which US aircraft is mentioned as being deployable by all US carriers due to their catapult systems?

• F-35 Lightning II

• E2 Hawkeye Radar Platform

• B-2 Spirit

• C-130 Hercules