US EditionChina Unveils Futuristic ‘Space Carrier’ Plan to Deploy Missile-Firing Drone Jets
China's Luanniao flying carrier, weighing 120,000 tons, is part of a broader air-and-space defense system aimed at signaling strategic power amid space competition.
- China has announced the Luanniao, a 684-meter-wide spacecraft designed to carry 88 unmanned Xuan Nu fighter jets capable of launching missiles from space.
- The spacecraft is expected to become operational in 20 to 30 years and is part of China's broader Nantianmen Project for air and space capabilities.
- Defense expert Peter Layton stated that if completed, the Luanniao could outclass current military technology and provide China with a significant strategic advantage.
- Skepticism surrounds the project's feasibility, with considerable technological and developmental challenges remaining to be overcome.
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China unveils plans for vast 650-metre SPACESHIP to carry armada of high-tech stealth drones
China has revealed plans for a 684 metre-wide space craft capable of carrying dozes of fighter jets.The vessel, named Luanniao, would span approximately 2,244 feet and have a projected takeoff weight of 120,000 tonnes.Beijing's plans call for the space craft to carry 88 unmanned Xuan Nu fighter jets, according to local media.The jets are understood to be highly agile, stealth aircraft capable of launching hypersonic missile systems. TRENDING St…
For a few moments, the scene seems to emerge from a galactic superproduction: an immense triangular ship bursts into the void, opens up like a gigantic mechanical gate and releases space fighters with the naturalness of an aircraft carrier launching planes into the sea. There is no audio, but the future seems to vibrate in silence. That’s how China has made known on social networks the so-called Nantianmen Project, a supposed “orbital aircraft c…
China Unveils Space Aircraft Carrier Supposedly Capable of Attacks From the Edge of Earth’s Atmosphere
Daniel Megias/iStockphotoChina unveiled plans to build a flying aircraft carrier that will supposedly be capable of deploying unmanned fighter jets and firing hypersonic missiles from space. A new concept video revealed the project, dubbed Luanniao. In a video released by Chinese State media, the proposed world’s largest warship will be 794 feet long, have a 2,244-foot wingspan, and be triangular in shape. The ship’s designers claim that the spa…
What is the Luanniao Project? Chinese Army Unveils ‘Star Wars’ Space Carrier | All You Need To Know
Chinese Luanniao Project: The latest military display from China is the stuff of science fiction, but the implications are very much in the here and now. A concept video released by the Chinese state media shows an enormous space-capable aircraft carrier designed to launch unmanned fighter drones and attack targets well beyond the Earth’s atmosphere whether this is a prototype or a propaganda tool, the message is clear. What is the Luanniao Spac…
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