But leaving aside the high cost, six flattops would have made sense.
Leaving aside the high cost, six flattops makes sense.
China has not revealed how many carriers it plans to eventually build.
China has not revealed how many carriers they plan to eventually build.
Wang Yunfei, a retired Chinese navy officer,said Beijing needs six flattops.Combinations with other parts of speech
China has not revealed how many carriers is plans to eventually build.
Congress has mandated by law that the Navy maintain 11 carriers.
China still won't reveal how many carriers is plans to eventually build.
China still won't reveal how many carriers is plans to eventually build.
For example, China is quietly developing its first aircraft-carrier.
Two U.S. Navy carrier strike groups are now operating in the Western Pacific.
That is the aircraft carrier being gifted free to the Indian Navy.
The whole idea of the carrier is the ability to project power.
The estimated cost of the aircraft carrier and its sister ship is £6.2bn.
We have also started building our second airship.当然如果有足够的时间和武器,或许可以击沉一艘航母。
Given enough time and weapons, you can sink a carrier.年,中国花费2000万美元从乌克兰购置了这艘航母。
In 1998, China bought the carrier from Ukraine for $20 million.如果中国有4艘航母,2艘部署在南海,2艘部署在中国北方,就可以更好的完成任务。
If China has four aircraft carriers, with two in the South China Sea and two in northern China, they can better accomplish their missions.要抵达海湾地区,这艘航母必须穿越连接地中海和红海的具有重要战略意义的苏伊士运河。
To reach the Gulf, the carrier must pass through the strategically vital Suez Canal which connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea.美国国防部长帕内塔﹝LeonPanetta﹞表示,将包括6艘航母、驱逐舰、濒海战斗舰艇、潜艇和大量巡洋舰。
According to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta,that will include six aircraft carriers and a majority of cruisers, destroyers, littoral combat ships and submarines.该两艘航母HMSQueenElisabeth与HMSPrinceofWales将分别于2014年和2016年服役,这也是欧.
The two new Aircraft Carriers, HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince Of Wales, are due to enter service in 2014 and 2016 respectively.如果中国真的建造了6艘航母,理论上每个舰队可以拥有2艘。
If China indeed builds six flattops, each fleet in theory could possess two.当前,人们普遍认为这艘航母最终将会用来培训中国第一代舰载机飞行员和舰员。
It's long been believed that the carrier will eventually be used to train the first generation of Chinese carrier aviators and sailors.中国新闻媒体报导,中国第一艘航母在完成首次海上试航后已经返回东北港口大连。
Chinese news media say the country's first aircraft carrier has returned to the northeastern port of Dalian after completing its initial sea trials.
Wang Yunfei, a retired Chinese navy officer,said Beijing needs six flattops.有人认为这艘航母最终将用于训练第一代中国航母飞行员和水手。
Currently, it's believed that the carrier will eventually be used to train the first generation of Chinese carrier aviators and sailors.唯一的官方公告指出,除辽宁舰外,中国还需要建造二或三艘航母。
The only official announcements have alluded to the need for two or three aircraft carriers, in addition to the Liaoning.