Time： 2024-08-18
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Is China developing an aerospace aircraft carrier? Raise high alert in the United States
Is China developing an aerospace aircraft carrier? Raise high alert in the United States
The following article is selected from Guoke Huanyu official account
What would happen if dreams were brought into reality? Is it possible for an aircraft carrier like the one shown in Marvel movies to appear around us?
Recently, the website of Defense World in the United States revealed that a Chinese company has completed the test flight of a drone mother aircraft, which will lay the foundation for the development of future aerospace carriers.According to the report, the drone mother aircraft was conducting test flights at the airport. After takeoff, the aircraft quickly arrived at the designated mission site, opened the belly door, and released nine small drones inside.These drones were originally folded up and placed inside the cabin door. After being released, they quickly opened their wings and adjusted their direction, successfully taking off in the air. This set of movements is done smoothly and seamlessly.It is reported that this type of unmanned aerial vehicle has excellent maneuverability and can successfully complete tasks such as reconnaissance, attack, and interference. If the number increases, it can also form a new strategy for drone swarm combat.Why does Defense World treat this news as a major event? Doesn't the United States also have similar drone mother planes?
In 2019, the US Air Force's stealth drone "Valkyrie" became a hot news topic, known as a "game changing" stealth fighter jet. The ambition of the United States can also be seen from the name, Valkyrie is taken from the name of the Norse mythological Valkyrie.On April 5, 2021, the US Air Force Laboratory announced the news of their use of the XQ-58A, also known as the "Valkyrie" unmanned fighter jet, to launch small unmanned aerial vehicles. Although they claimed it was just an experiment, their announcement showed that similar experiments had been conducted six times, marking the first successful mission of launching a small unmanned aerial vehicle during flight.
By comparing the two, it can be understood why Defense World attaches so much importance to the news that "a Chinese company has deployed 9 small unmanned aerial vehicles". From the quantity perspective, it is obvious that China has already mastered more advanced technology than the United States, which is the reason for the panic of the United States.Many media outlets have described the drone mother aircraft in this news as an "epoch-making" weapon, stating that the era of "aircraft carriers" is about to come. Is this really the case?The aircraft carrier is a future combat weapon, currently defined by humans as a fighter jet capable of flying in the atmosphere as well as in space. That's right, it's a large aircraft carrier similar to the Space Fleet that frequently appears in science fiction movies and Marvel blockbusters.
In 2013, foreign media, especially American media, claimed to have discovered the "Shenlong" aircraft carrier that China was developing, and even described it in a serious manner. However, the matter was left unresolved without any further details to provide. A few years later, China officially released information about the "Shenlong" space shuttle, which is a reusable unmanned space shuttle comparable to the US X37B, but it is not the combat aircraft carrier previously claimed by foreign media.This is not the first time that foreign media has been making groundless accusations, but it has exposed the anxiety of the United States about other countries catching up with it.The United States has been planning to develop an "aerospace carrier" since the 1980s, and has always regarded itself as a leader in this field. In order to dominate the sky, they have invested billions of dollars, but have repeatedly suffered setbacks in the deployment and recovery technology of drones. Now that China is catching up, why don't they feel chest tightness.However, both the United States and China are still in the conceptual stage of developing aircraft carriers.A spacecraft carrier capable of flying in both the atmosphere and outer space poses a serious challenge to current technology in terms of power, materials, and space technology.The Washington Post reported that China may achieve a grand plan to build an aircraft carrier around 2050 before the United States. Although this is another "estimate" from foreign media, it also indicates that China's scientific research capabilities have put pressure on the United States, and we have even surpassed the United States in many aspects.If humanity really builds such a massive aircraft carrier, it will be a big step forward in the course of human history, a great victory for unlimited imagination and the scientific spirit of daring exploration.I only hope that technological innovation can drive human society towards a better direction, rather than bringing disputes and disasters.
