Refitted Soviet Ship Varyag Raises Suspicions Among
Neighbors
It's easy to become so focused on the amazing pace of aviation
development in China that we could forget - the country is also
conducting sea trials of its first aircraft carrier. The
ship is called the Varyag, and if that doesn't sound
particularly Chinese, there's a reason. It's an old 300-meter-long
Soviet carrier with an armored hull which was reported bought
from Ukraine in 1998 without a powerplant, to be refitted.