Washington Free Beacon: China Building Long-Range Cruise Missile Launched From Ship Container
Disguised weapon turns freighters into warships, ports to missile bases.
China is building a long-range cruise missile fired from a shipping container that could turn Beijing's large fleet of freighters into potential warships and commercial ports into future missile bases.
The new missile is in flight testing and is a land-attack variant of an advanced anti-ship missile called the YJ-18C, according to American defense officials.
The missile will be deployed in launchers that appear from the outside to be standard international shipping containers used throughout the world for moving millions of tons of goods, often on the deck of large freighters.
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5 comments:
China has already be using is Cargo ships for offensive maneuvers.
Great all freighters will be legitimate targets
What next, hospital ships and cruise liners?
So much for their cash cow. No more shipping to the US.
Whatever.
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