In the press, the United States became interested in the "strange hangar" located on the Chinese base, and are trying to unravel its purpose. Satellite images show that it, along with an auxiliary object, is located at the People's Liberation Army Air Force bomber base 30 miles from the capital of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, according to Military Review.
The author of the popular publication The Drive, Joseph Trevithick, does not rule out that this base may host a large high-speed spy drone with a rocket engine (WZ-8), which is designed to be launched in the air from a carrier aircraft of Xian H-6N missiles. The journalist noticed that the "strange hangar" appeared in parallel with the growing rumors about the imminent appearance of a new Chinese H-20 bomber.
It is noted that the construction of the hangar began in 2017. The object is about 80.7 meters long and 74.6 meters wide. In addition, it is quite high, " as evidenced by the presence of three rows of large windows." The facility is adjacent to the auxiliary space, where places for new hangars are planned. And there are also rooms that can look like administrative offices. The perimeter of the facility is reinforced with two layers of fencing, watchtowers and lanterns.
Satellite images from 2020 show that construction of another major facility has begun near the hangar. Trevithick has yet to find a direct connection between the structures.
Currently, this air base is home to the 29th and 30th Air Regiments of the Chinese Army Air Force, which are part of the 10th Bomber Division of the Eastern Theater of Operations. In the media of the United States, they write that from the base to the coast of the Yellow and East China Seas-less than 322 kilometers. In the event of an armed conflict with Taiwan, it will be very convenient to use it for bomber operations. The journalists also do not rule out that the hangar and auxiliary facilities may be involved in the country's nuclear program.
Earlier, the secret Yulin naval base on Hainan Island, where Chinese nuclear submarines are based, was removed from a satellite. The picture shows the moment when one of the submarines enters the system of underwater caves of the base. It is not clear exactly which submarine was photographed, but The Drive suggested that we are talking about the submarine" Shan " project 093.
Varvara Koshechkina
