inside its own high-security perimeter, appeared ahead of reports that one of the units at this base, the 30th Air Regiment, appeared to be operating the WZ-8, a large high-speed and high-flying rocket-powered spy drone designed to be launched in mid-air from the H-6N bomber.
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Warzone/The Drive: Mysterious Secluded Facility With Large Hangar Emerges At Chinese Bomber Base
The remote nature of the installation and its fortified perimeter indicate that it is used to support sensitive work.
Over the past few years, satellite imagery has shown a unique hangar and support facility emerging at a Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force bomber base in the eastern part of the country.
This self-contained installation, which is detached from the main base and sits inside its own high-security perimeter, appeared ahead of reports that one of the units at this base, the 30th Air Regiment, appeared to be operating the WZ-8, a large high-speed and high-flying rocket-powered spy drone designed to be launched in mid-air from the H-6N missile carrier aircraft.
The construction has also come amid persistent rumors about the imminent public debut of China's H-20 stealth bomber.
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Update #1: China Reportedly Builds Highly Fortified, Secluded Facility for Its Bomber, Drone-Equipped Regiment (Sputnik)
Update #2: Amid new bomber debut talk, Sat images expose China’s ‘High Security Base’; What is Xi plotting? (NewsX)
WNU Editor: That is one big base.
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