In a spectacular first, the two aircraft carriers of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)—Liaoning and Shandong—conducted dual aircraft carrier formation exercises in the South China Sea. Two new variants of the J-15 ‘Flying Shark’ carrier jets also broke cover. According to the state-owned publication Global Times, the exercise was part of the Liaoning aircraft … Continue reading China’s ‘New’ J-15 Flying Shark Surfaces As PLA Navy Holds First-Ever Dual Carrier Formation