Its advanced electromagnetic catapult launchers represent a technological leap, enabling the navy to project power across the Pacific and assert influence in disputed areas like the East China Sea, Taiwan Strait, and South China Sea. The Fujian is China's first domestically.
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No, it's not a sci-fi prop - it's the U. Navy's latest flywheel energy storage prototype being tested for electromagnetic catapult systems. While your Toyota Prius uses batteries, modern warships are reviving a 19th-century physics concept to solve 21st-century energy.
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