Published: 8:00pm, 22 May 2026Updated: 8:12pm, 22 May 2026All three of China’s aircraft carriers could soon be able to operate the country’s J-35 stealth fighter, which Chinese experts say would “significantly” bolster the PLA Navy’s combat abilities.Currently, only China’s most advanced carrier, the Fujian, can host the J-35 as it has an electromagnetic catapult to assist the fifth-generation fighter into the air.The Liaoning and Shandong carriers launch J-15 fighters from an upwardly curved “ski-jump” deck.AdvertisementHowever, there are signs that the two older vessels are being upgraded.“The Liaoning is training in the western Pacific, could the J-35 be on board?” the...