According to reports, China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) could use large underwater drones to lay mines to blockade the “First Island Chain” should tensions over Taiwan escalate.
Suggested in a Chinese military magazine, Shipborne Weapons, the strategy would likely see the use of China’s large AJX002, long-range (perhaps 1.118-mile/1,800 km) minelaying underwater drone, first seen at a recent military parade in Beijing. Under such a strategy, the PLA would use the drones for “offensive minelaying” missions targeting Japan’s islands, including the Ryukyu archipelago. Other targets could include the waters of the Philippines.
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Source: Interetsing Engineering
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