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Beijing Daxing International Airport

The airport is already opened but still under construction. The airport is planned to be able to handle 120 to 200 million passengers after completion of final phase in 2040.

Model of main terminal, Daxing Airport
Model of Beijing New Airport at the Five-Year Achievements Exhibition

Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport

New international airport for the city of Qingdao in the Shandong Province in China. It will replace the old Liuting airport.

Qingdao Jiaodong main terminal.

Istanbul Airport

The new Istanbul Airport is already opened and now the main airport of the city. It is still under construction waiting for completion of stages two and three till 2025.

Istanbul New Airport under construction, 23.09.2018
Istanbul New Airport under construction, 23.09.2018

Abu Dhabi International Airport

New midfield terminal under construction. The terminal was scheduled to open in 2019, but has not yet been released for passenger traffic.

Singapore Changi Airport

Terminal 5 will be ready around 2035 and is designed for 50 million passengers. The third runway has already been built.

Singapore Changi Airport Map
Singapore Changi Airport Map with new terminal 5

Chengdu Tianfu International Airport

Construction site of the new airport about 50 km outside Chengdu. The new airport will be the third largest hub in China, serving 80 to 100 million passengers per year.

Sandbox of Chengdu Tianfu International Airport Terminal.

Xiamen Xiang’an International Airport

Construction site of new airport on Dadeng island. After completion of final phase, the airport will serve 85 million passengers and 2 million tons of cargo annually by 2040.

Xiamen Xiang’an International Airport building model.

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Two generations of supercarriers

  • USS Enterprise (CVN-65) and USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) at Newport News Shipbuilding, Norfolk (Virginia, USA) in SatelliteView (Zoom Earth).
CVN-65 and CVN-78at Newport News Shipbuilding on 15 July 2018

New british aircraft carrier class Queen-Elizabeth:

  • HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) at Norfolk Naval Station (Virginia, USA) in SatelliteView (HERE).
  • HMS Prince of Wales (R09) under construction at Rosyth Dockyard, Rosyth (UK) in SatelliteView
HMS Prince of Wales (R09)
HMS Prince of Wales, September 2019

Spanish amphibious assault ship /arcraft carrier Juan Carlos I:

  • Juan Carlos I (L61) at Naval Station Rota (Spain) in SatelliteView
Juan Carlos I (L61)
Juan Carlos I on Las Palmas, May 2011

Decommisioned US carrier vessel USS Enterprise:

  • USS Enterprise (CVN-65) at Newport News Shipbuilding, Norfolk (Virginia, USA) in Satellite View
USS Enterprise (CVN-65)
USS Enterprise underway in the Atlantic Ocean

Decommisioned spanish aircraft carrier Príncipe de Asturias:

  • Principe de Asturias (R11) at Arsenal de Ferrol (Spain) in GlobeView
Principe de Asturias (R11)
Príncipe de Asturias during the joint exercise Dragon Hammer ’92.

Decommisioned brazilian aircraft carrier NAe São Paulo:

  • São Paulo (A12) at Arsenal de Marinha do Rio de Jainero (Brazil) in GlobeView
NAe São Paulo (A12)
São Paulo in Rio de Janeiro in 2007

 Thai aircraft carrier HTMS Chakri Naruebet:

  • HTMS Chakri Naruebet (CVH-911) at Sattahip Naval Base (Thailand) in SatelliteView
HTMS Chakri Naruebet (CVH-911)
HTMS Chakri Naruebet

Indian aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya: 

  • INS Vikramaditya at INS Kadamba, Karwar (India) in SatelliteView
INS Vikramaditya
Vikramaditya during her sea trials

Indian aircraft carrier INS Vikrant:

  • INS Vikrant under construction at Cochin Shipyard, Kochi (India) in SatelliteView
INS Vikrant
Vikrant being moved for fitting out in June 2015

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New US aircraft carrier class Gerald R. Ford

  • USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) under construction at Newport News Shipbuilding, Norfolk (Virginia, USA) in SatelliteView (Zoom Earth)
  • USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) at Norfolk Naval Station (Virginia, USA) in SatelliteView (Zoom Earth).
  • CVN-78 at Newport News Shipbuilding, Norfolk (Virginia, USA) in StreetView.
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)
Gerald R. Ford underway on 8 April 2017

New US guided missile destroyer class Zumwalt:

  • USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) at BAE Systems California Shipyard, San Diego (Cal., USA) in Street View
  • USS Michael Monsoor (DDG-1001) at Naval Base San Diego (Cal., USA) in Globe View
  • Zumwalt-class under construction at General Dynamics’ Bath Iron Works (Maine, USA) in Satellite View
USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000)
151207-N-ZZ999-435.ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 7, 2015) The future USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) is underway for the first time conducting at-sea tests and trials in the Atlantic Ocean Dec. 7, 2015. The multimission ship will provide independent forward presence and deterrence, support special operations forces, and operate as an integral part of joint and combined expeditionary forces. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of General Dynamics Bath Iron Works/Released)

New US amphibious assault ship class America:

  • USS America (LHA-6) at United States Fleet Activities Sasebo (Japan) in GlobeView
  • USS Tripoli (LHA-7) at Ingals Shipbuilding, Pascagoula (Mississippi, USA) in SatelliteView
USS Tripoli (LHA-7)
USS Tripoli underway in July 2019