The first Type 076 ship features an electromagnetic catapult enabling fighter jets to launch from its deck, according to Xinhua. The new vessel, independently developed and named after Sichuan ...

A coil with an iron core is called an electromagnet. The iron core increases the coil’s magnetic field strength. A simple electromagnet is made by coiling wire around an iron nail. An iron core ...

China on Friday launched its first Type 076 amphibious assault ship, a type of large vessel an expert said is the first of its kind in the world equipped with electromagnetic catapult and arresting ...