Chinese President Hu Jintao was the guest-of-honor during this morning’s commissioning of aircraft carrier Liaoning at Dalian.
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Breaking: Varyag is named Liaoning, officially inducts into PLAN
Website of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) announced that former Soviet aircraft carrier Varyag is named Liaoning and the ship is officially inducted into service today.
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Official news: PLAN takes delivery of aircraft carrier
Xinhua news on the delivery of Varyag to the Chinese navy on Sept. 23.
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Photo: First fire truck on board Varyag, looks similar to A/S32P-25
Royal Navy without AEW&C capability from 2016 to 2020
The Royal Navy will lose its airborne early warning capability after the current fleet of Sea King Mk7 helicopters retires in 2016.
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