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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

REVEALED: China may be building worlds first mothership for underwater drones | Rare Historical Photos

China is building a so-called “mothership” to deploy underwater drones at scale, satellite images appear to show, as Beijing continues to bolster its military capabilities to aggressively back its claims in the Indo-Pacific.

Satellite images provided by Vantor showed the vessel, which experts described as the world's first, at the Hudong-Zhonghua shipyard in Shanghai, where China previously built large amphibious assault warships.

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