China is building its new Type 003, a match for the new Ford-class supercarriers in addition to the Shandong and Liaoning. It will exceed the capabilities of the previous two and bring the PLAN to a higher level.
The new F/A-XX will replace the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet in the 2030s as the strike fighter component within the Next Generation Air Dominance Family of Systems.
The recent completion of the U.S. Navy's full ship shock trial testing of the USS Gerald R. Ford involved the controlled detonation of some 40,000 pounds of ordnance in the water near the hull.