The American company BlackSky took the photo in November 2022 – three months before the Chinese spy balloon incident in the United States.
The satellite recorded a large military airship in China in the northwest. Also in the picture you can see a large hangar for airships. About this on Monday, May 1, writes CNN.
According to the agency, the photos were taken by the American company BlackSky in November 2022 – three months before the incident with the Chinese spy balloon in the sky over the United States.
The airship seen was about 30 meters long. At the time of filming, he was on the runway of a military complex in the desert.
#BIRAN: $BKSY 1st & only released #satellite photo of an alleged airship at a military base in #China. The rare photo was captured on Nov. 4, 2022 at 9 am local time at Korla East Test Site.
Read the full release here: https://t.co/ujwxEN2TD4#black sky #OSINT pic.twitter.com/C2tbwQrFbW— BlackSky (@BlackSky_Inc) May 1, 2023
Aerospace experts also identified the airship’s expansive hangar in the images. According to experts, the images could indicate “significant progress” in China’s airship program and the development of a more maneuverable and versatile device.
“The appearance of an airship in a Chinese military facility may mean that the PRC forces are moving to other technologies. At the same time, the airship in the photo is unlikely to be the” star “of the new project,” the agency wrote.
According to satellite imagery, construction continues at the site, and the area of the hangar complex is increasing.
Satellite images of a remote Chinese desert base capture a never-before-seen military blimp that could signal an advance in China’s airship programhttps://t.co/YUdarLYTd3
— CNN (@CNN) May 1, 2023
Journalists have appealed to the Ministry of Defense of the PRC, but have not yet received a response.
It will be remembered that on February 4, the US military shot down a Chinese balloon that had been flying over US territory for almost a week. They say the machine is gathering intelligence.
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