J-15 fighter jets take off from Shandong aircraft carrier
According to analysts, the missile force's joint exercise with the aircraft carrier strike group is a move to demonstrate the Chinese military's strength.
CCTV reported that the Shandong aircraft carrier strike group has just concluded nearly 30 days of exercises in the Western Pacific Ocean, with unprecedented participation and coordination between the navy, the PLA Rocket Force and the aircraft carrier's air wings.
The exercise was held about 740 kilometers northwest of Guam in April. The Japan Defense Agency said the participating ships included the aircraft carrier Shandong, a Type 055 destroyer, two Type 052D destroyers, two Type 054A frigates and a Type 901 general cargo ship.
While the Chinese Navy's exercises near Guam are nothing new, some analysts say the disclosure of missile troops participating in the exercise reflects the Chinese military's so-called "deterrence strategy," according to the South China Morning Post on May 10.
According to analysts, this is to emphasize that the PLA has strengthened its precision strike capabilities against mobile targets at sea or military bases located outside the first defensive island chain.
The first island chain, commonly referred to as the archipelagos stretching from Okinawa (Japan), Taiwan and the Philippines, is referred to by some military strategists as the PLA's defensive belt to prevent and block infiltration into or out of the Western Pacific region.
According to Mr. Chau Than Minh, a researcher at the military science and technology policy organization in Beijing, the exercise aims to test the precision attack capability of the Dongfeng anti-ship missile series in distant sea conditions.
"The missile force faces a greater challenge when it comes to accurately locating targets outside the first island chain," Chau said.
"CCTV's news report mentioned that the J-15D fighter jet is equipped with electronic countermeasures (ECM) equipment that can become the "eye of the eye" of the missile force, allowing this force to accurately attack targets at a distance of several thousand kilometers," according to expert Chau.
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