By Ridzwan Rahmat | 08 July 2025

作者：里兹万·拉赫马特|2025年7月8日

 

Satellite imagery showing CV 18 Fujian at Jiangnan Changxingdao Shipyard in Shanghai. Markings on the deck are indicative of fixed-wing aircraft activity during sea trials. (Map data: Google, © 2025 CNES/Airbus/© 2025 Janes)

卫星图像显示，CV 18福建号在上海江南长兴岛船厂。甲板上的标记表示海上试航期间固定翼飞机的活动。（地图数据：谷歌，©2025 CNES/空客/©2025 Janes）

 

China has begun flight deck operations on its third aircraft carrier Fujian ahead of the vessel's expected commissioning.

中国已经开始在其第三艘航母福建号上进行飞行甲板操作，预计该舰将投入使用。

 

Satellite images taken between April and May 2025 indicate the presence of skid marks in the recovery area of the carrier's angled flight deck.

2025年4月至5月拍摄的卫星图像显示，航母倾斜飞行甲板的回收区域存在滑痕。

 

These skid marks are especially apparent in the segment where the carrier's cross-deck pendants will be deployed during recovery operations for fixed-wing aircraft.

这些滑痕在固定翼飞机回收作业期间将部署航母横甲板悬吊拦阻装置的部分尤为明显。

 

This suggests that the People's Liberation Army Navy Air Force (PLANAF) began carrying out carrier qualifications from Fujian during sea trials that were conducted between April and May 2025.

这表明中国人民解放军海军航空兵（PLANAF）在2025年4月至5月期间进行的海上试验中开始进行福建号航母资格认证。

 

The qualifications are likely undertaken with variants of the SAC J-15 multirole fighter aircraft, which are in service on China's two other aircraft carriers Liaoning and Shandong .

这些资格认证可能是针对SAC J-15多用途战斗机的改型进行的，这些战斗机正在中国另外两艘航母辽宁号和山东号上服役。

 

In addition to the skid marks, satellite images also indicate the presence of scorch marks on the jet blast deflector for catapult 2.

除了滑痕外，卫星图像还显示，弹射器2号的喷射导流板上存在烧焦痕迹。

 

These scorch marks suggest that China has begun utilising at least one of Fujian 's electromagnetic catapults to launch its fixed-wing aircraft.

这些烧焦的痕迹表明，中国已经开始使用福建号的至少一个电磁弹射器来弹射其固定翼飞机。

 

However, this scorch mark is not visible on the other two jet blast deflectors, and this suggests that the PLANAF's aircraft launch operations are currently limited to catapult 2.

然而，在另外两个喷气式导流板上看不到这个烧焦的痕迹，这表明中国人民解放军海军航空兵（PLANAF）的飞机弹射操作目前仅限于弹射器2号。

 

Also seen on the flight deck are mock-ups for various aircraft types and positional markings, which suggest that the PLA Navy (PLAN) continues to refine deck handling procedures ahead of Fujian 's induction into service.

在飞行甲板上还可以看到各种飞机类型的模型和位置标记，这表明中国人民解放军海军（PLAN）在福建号服役前继续完善甲板操作程序。