- China is rehearsing an attack on US fighter jets, new images reveal
- Satellite images show F-35 and F-22 models with massive burn marks
- They are believed to have been caused by precision missiles.
China is bombing models of US fighter jets as part of a rehearsal for a military assault, new satellite photos have revealed.
Satellite images taken by Planet Labs over a remote desert area in northwest China show massive scorch marks next to low-tech models of the F-35 and F-22, some of the most advanced aircraft used by the US military.
The photographs also show a long track with various brands of whiskey at the top end.
It is currently unknown exactly what weapons were used to leave the marks, but the times The scale of the strikes reportedly suggested precision missiles were used.
The Taklamakan Desert in Xinjiang province is already home to military testing facilities. Three years ago it was revealed that China had built models of a US Ford-class aircraft carrier and two Arleigh Burke-class destroyers.
Satellite images taken by Planet Labs over a remote desert area in northwest China show huge scorch marks next to low-tech models of the F-35 and F-22 fighters.
The photos also show a long track with various brands of whiskey at the top end.
A Chinese military drone has flown near an airport on a remote Taiwanese island, causing flight delays, Taipei’s military and local media said Wednesday.
Liberty Times said the drone was spotted about five nautical miles from Matsu Nangan Airport on Tuesday and remained there for about 20 minutes.
Beijing claims democratic Taiwan as its own territory and has never renounced the use of force to bring the self-ruled island under its control.
In addition to military pressure from Chinese aircraft and warships that maintain a near-daily presence around the island, Taiwan has faced incursions from civilian and unidentified drones that monitor and harass troops.
The military’s Matsu Defense Command confirmed that an unspecified “Chinese military drone” was detected Tuesday morning.
Matsu is about 200 kilometers northwest of Taipei, but much closer to mainland China.
“As its flight path was close to the takeoff and landing channels of civil aircraft, the Nangan Airport Tower was notified to complete relevant handling to ensure aviation safety,” it said without giving further details.
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a meeting with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Astana, Kazakhstan, July 3, 2024
The F-22 (pictured) is one of America’s most advanced fighter jets.
China has been increasingly aggressive towards the West, particularly the United States, over its stance on Taiwanese independence.
Taiwan and the United States insist the island nation should be an independent sovereign state, while China claims to control it.
China has already taken indirect military measures against Taiwan in May this year, holding a massive two-day exercise around the island as a “strong punishment” for the self-ruled nation’s “separatist acts.”
Responding to President William Lai’s call for China to stop threatening the island and accept that Taiwan is a self-governing nation, China sent naval and air patrols to simulate what a large-scale attack would look like.
China has also criticized the United States’ strengthening of relations with Taiwan, which has become a valuable partner for major nations in recent years thanks to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, the world’s largest independent semiconductor manufacturer.
In June, the country’s president, Xi Jinping, told European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen that he believed the United States was trying to incite his nation to attack Taiwan.
He FOOT He said that while he believed the US was trying to trick China into invading Taiwan, he would not take the bait.
China launched live-fire drills in August 2022 after then-US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the island, which she said was a sign of the US’s “unwavering commitment to supporting Taiwan’s vibrant democracy.”