China's aircraft carrier Liaoning. © Bobby Yip. / Reuters
South China Morning Post: Why the humble jellyfish could stop China’s aircraft carriers in their tracks
Scientists testing ‘jellyfish shredder’ to reduce risk of their systems becoming clogged up by animals sucked into their pipes
China is testing a new weapon to counter a major threat to aircraft carriers: jellyfish.
Dubbed the “jellyfish shredder”, the instrument can clear a passage in water infested by jellyfish to give the carrier crew “peace of mind”, according to a scientist involved in recent field tests.
The researcher, from the Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institute based in Dalian, northeast China, requested not to be named due to the sensitivity of the issue.
Tan Yehui, a researcher with the South China Sea Institute of Oceanology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Guangzhou, said jellyfish posed a serious threat to aircraft carriers given the size and complexity of the warships.
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WNU Editor: Being one who was once badly stung by them .... I am not going to shed any tears.
More News On The Chinese Navy's New "Jellyfish Shredder"
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China deploys 'jellyfish shredders' to protect its fleet of aircraft carriers -- RT
What is 'jellyfish shredder'? China's new weapon to protect its aircraft carriers -- International Business Times UK
"Why the humble jellyfish could stop China’s aircraft carriers in their tracks?"
ReplyDeleteSea Chest
So you know where the carrier will be by the tug boat that proceeds it?
ReplyDeleteI think I saw a nature film about what the jellyfish were exploding. Someone has to change their diet to get things into balance.
National security starts at the dinner table.
U.S.N to develop Jelly Fish homing drones.
ReplyDeleteWNU Editor,
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry you were badly stung by jellyfish. Being someone who has read many of the stories about people being badly stung by them I will not shed a tear either. I think the US military should take note.
Fazman,
"Fish homing drones." Looks interesting.