The reasons whyF-22 hasn′tconverted into a carrier-basedaircraft are presented, which include affordability, progress, maritimeoperationrequirementsandadaptation and so on.
China's navy in recent years has been taking part in antipiracy missions in the in the Gulf of Aden, for example, though it isn't likely the aircraftcarrier will be participating in missions far from China's shores in the immediate term.