Media: China built world's first drone carrier

China has built the world's first specialised ship for transporting drones, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the Naval News portal

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It is reported that a new aircraft carrier is hidden at the Yangtze shipyard, far upriver from the main shipyards in Shanghai. According to the media, this is the fourth ship of China, the existence of which has not been previously reported.

The authors of the publication also analysed the satellite images and noted that the ship was launched back in December 2022, but so far it has not been known about it. At the same time, it is reported that it differs significantly from the three previous aircraft carriers: in particular, its design is smaller than the usual size of such ships, and the flight deck occupies about a third of the length of an American aircraft carrier.

The media suggested that the ship could become an experimental platform for testing and improving the operation of drones at sea.