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China making 'science fiction' super warship, report claims: 'Big step
forward'
The ship will utilize nuclear energy to power electromagnetic weapons,
an official claimed
By Peter Aitken | Fox News

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China has revealed plans to develop a futuristic warship that would
include breakthrough technologies that would bring "science fiction to
the real world," according to a report.

"It will completely overturn the combat formation of naval fleets that
has been in place for over a hundred years," People's Liberation Army
(PLA) Navy Rear Adm. Ma Weiming said in a peer-reviewed paper, the South
Morning China Post reported.

The Chinese supership would look to adopt new technology such as rail
guns, rocket launchers, laser weapons and high-powered microwaves. The
technology would "cleverly and effectively transform the energy from the
ship’s power source — nuclear energy — into the electromagnetic energy
needed to power" the weapons, Ma wrote.

The admiral argued that these different capabilities would turn a single
ship into an "all-purpose" platform that can perform "the traditional
tasks of a fleet of conventional ships."

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Ma Weiming PLA Navy Rear Admiral smiling in uniform
People's Liberation Army Rear Adm. Ma Weiming, researcher of China's
electromagnetic launch system for the country's homemade aircraft
carrier. (Minnie Chan/South China Morning Post via Getty Images)

Ma did not specify how long it would take to develop and build the
weapons or the ship, but he made several claims that China has developed
foundational technologies for it, such as an electromagnetic launch
system for weapons and combat platforms.

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Rail Gun display at defense expo from 2017
A rail gun is displayed at the stand of the Turkish company Aselsan
during the Defense and Security Fair in Bangkok on Nov. 6, 2017.
(Guillaume Payen/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

He also claimed that the Chinese navy has carried out large rail gun
weapons tests at sea, and the Naval University of Engineering in China
has made several breakthroughs in developing smaller electromagnetic
guns. Most significantly, these advancements would include spin-up
technology to enhance shooting accuracy.

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chinese j-16D jet fighter
J-16D aircraft are exhibited at the 13th China International Aviation
and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, China, on Sept. 29, 2021. (Feature
China/Future Publishing via Getty Images)

"At present, China has solved all the key technologies of the
electromagnetic launch system for weapon payloads on various types of
combat platforms, including vehicle-mounted, shipborne and underwater
systems," Ma wrote.

"Long-range field tests with [the] bullet exit kinetic energy of tens of
kilojoules have been completed, which broke the range and kinetic energy
record of current firearms in the world," he added.

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Perhaps Ma’s boldest claim is that the rail guns could hit targets in
near space elevations at up to seven times the speed of sound, and the
electromagnetic-launched missiles could load like an automatic rifle.

"This was a big step forward for electromagnetic energy equipment. It
has moved from being just a theoretical concept to becoming a practical
engineering reality," Ma added.

Peter Aitken is a Fox News Digital reporter with a focus on national and
global news.

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patriotgreen
1 day ago

Zumwalt clone? Except China can afford to build a fleet of them, thanks
to the $7+ TRILLION the Democrats are handing over for the "made in
China" Green New Deal. When the Democrat's new solar andn wind energy
infrastructure is in place, replacing US oil, natural gas, coal, and
nuclear, the US wi...

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boroguy
1 day ago

It doesnt take that much money for China to build military technology
because the state owns/runs everything, as opposed to the US where
government contractors grossly overcharge for the same.

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The.0302.Groot
1 day ago

This is fine and all, but what are Rear Admiral Ma Weiming's pronouns?

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analytical_reasoning
1 day ago

I hope people understand that nuclear energy's benefit is it's long
lasting power source. Nuclear energy doesn't give any power surge.
Capacitors can be used to store energy and quickly discharge that
energy, but they do not give any voltage boost and if connected to a
constant voltage source, gi...

neverbelievem
22 hours ago

Small modular reactors are the future and are scalable for various usage
scenarios.

tipofthespear946
1 day ago

It's the most efficient power source, but the most dangerous if damaged.
Technology has gotten better, but there's still no guarantee against a
leak.

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shipwright1775
1 day ago

that's a nice concept for a warship if China is able to develop it. the
United States has been working on those technologies for quite some
time. the only thing child can do at this point is steal our technology.
but why should they steal our technology when Joe Biden will simply just
give it to th...See more

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Fight-Againstthe-Tyrants__blogspot
1 day ago

China will not develop squat. Its more bluster. They are only good at
stealing other people' technology.

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aj2112914
1 day ago

Biden is not giving anything to China. He get's his 10%. We have to be
honest when discussing these things or we are just like the DNCCP.

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bigislandhawaiian588
1 day ago

While China, Russia, Iran, NK, and ALL the rest of America's enemies
prepare for war, our leadership, both civilian and military, are more
concerned with forced diversity and 🏳️‍🌈 than combat readiness.

While China has a top notch education system, we are dumbing down the
curriculum in our schools...

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ddr2029
1 day ago

The admiral argued that these different capabilities would turn a single
ship into an "all-purpose" platform that can perform "the traditional
tasks of a fleet of conventional ships."

Basic rule. When you design a combat system to do everything it tends
to do none of those things well. There is a ...

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americanmight
1 day ago

Sure. And China also says the virus did not come from a lab leak in
Wuhan, and that they don’t steal intellectual property, and they aren’t
shipping Fentanyl to Mexican drug lords, and…

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conservativevoter224
1 day ago

Don't forget, "and they love us!"

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eric999
1 day ago

All talk until they show the goods in action.

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postgraduate
1 day ago

Biden announced a $50 billion program to develop new ice cream flavors.

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mmikem32
1 day ago

He is still funding the research to discover how sprinkles stay on his
ice cream cone...Or as Kamala would say, "We're looking for root cause"

8 replies

cdnwarrior
1 day ago

He wants his 10% from Ben and Jerry's

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mjicowboys
1 day ago

There was a Chinese American researcher, who went to China to find out
with the key is that will make sure that the next super power over the
United States, and he was in a school yard, and during the schools lunch
break, the children were reciting the periodic table of elements and
challenging eac...See more

hockey160029505
1 day ago

Yes, China can memorize and repeat all kinds of stuff discovered by
others. What they can’t do is invent or discover new stuff.

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