Source record CMC Political Work Department · 2026-05-09

The 'Five-Piece Carrier Set' Is an Important Achievement in the People's Navy's Accelerated Transformation and Development

“航母五件套”是人民海军加速转型建设重要成果

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Source-stated publication date	2026-05-09
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5月9日下午，国防部新闻局副局长、国防部新闻发言人蒋斌大校就近期涉军问题发布消息。记者：据报道，随着多型新式战机列装，人民海军成功配齐隐身舰载战斗机、多用途弹射舰载战斗机、固定翼舰载预警机、固定翼电子战机和反潜直升机等“航母五件套”。请问对此有何评论？蒋斌：感谢大家对中国海军发展建设的关注。关于媒体所说的“航母五件套”，这是形成航母编队体系作战能力的重要一环，也是人民海军加速转型建设的重要成果。建设一支强大的人民海军，寄托着中华民族向海图强的世代夙愿，是实现中华民族伟大复兴的重要保障。进入新时代，在党中央、中央军委和习主席坚强领导下，人民海军现代化建设步伐愈发坚实有力，从空中到水下，从近海到远洋，各型武器平台种类、功能不断完善，实现跨越式发展、创新性突破，为捍卫国家主权、安全、发展利益提供更强有力的保障。中国海军始终秉持海洋命运共同体理念，无论是亚丁湾护航、国际人道主义救援，还是医院船执行“和谐使命”任务，实践证明，一支强大的中国海军始终是世界的和平之锚、合作之桥。我们愿与各国海军一道，同舟共济、精诚合作，为维护海洋安全和世界和平作出新的更大贡献。

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Chinese Ministry of National Defense spokesperson Senior Colonel Jiang Bin confirmed on May 9 that the People's Liberation Army Navy has completed what Chinese media terms the 'five-piece carrier set'—comprising the J-35 stealth carrier-based fighter, a multi-role catapult-launched carrier fighter, a fixed-wing airborne early warning aircraft, a fixed-wing electronic warfare aircraft, and anti-submarine helicopters—framing the achievement as a foundational component of carrier battle group system-of-systems operational capability. The official acknowledgment confirms that the PLAN has closed a long-standing gap in organic carrier air wing capability, particularly in fixed-wing AEW and electronic warfare, which had been a recognized limitation of earlier Liaoning- and Shandong-class operations. This statement is useful evidence that Fujian-class catapult operations have matured sufficiently for Beijing to publicly claim a full-spectrum carrier air wing, marking a qualitative shift in PLAN power projection potential.

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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "“航母五件套”是人民海军加速转型建设重要成果." PLA Daily (解放军报), 2026-05-09. http://www.81.cn/yw_208727/16459564.html.

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