China erected the mock-up of a US Navy aircraft in the northwest desert while rehearsing for a possible naval conflict. As the tensions between the nations rise, here’s all about the fake US aircraft used by China.
China uses a fake US aircraft for drills
In recent years, China has been modernizing its military. The nation is also concerned about the US with its increasing capacity of tensions over the South China Sea, military supremacy, and Taiwan in the Indo-Pacific mount. The image shows silhouettes of the ‘fake US aircraft’ carrier and warship on the railway track. The photos are by Maxar Technologies, Colorado-based satellite photography.
The tensions between the United States and China over the South China Sea and Taiwan are at an all-time high. These mock drills show China’s ambition of building up its anti-carrier capacity, especially against the US Navy. The use of a US aircraft shows that they’re preparing for ways to fight the US Navy if the need arises. According to Maxar, the mock-up battles were in Ruoquiang. Ruoquiang is a Taklamakan Desert country in the northwestern province of Xinjiang.
More on the mock battle drills
Additionally, according to the official website of the Independent US Naval Institute, the mock US ship was a part of a new target range by the People’s Liberation Army. However, USNI stated that it fund characteristics such as funnels and weapons systems on the destroyer. Unfortunately, more details on the specificity of the targets are unclear from the images. China’s gigantic military upgrading is also focused on confronting the US and other nations’ naval capabilities.