The Chinese Navy has made rapid progress in recent years, successfully overcoming what has long been called a worldwide technical problem: the use of anti-ship ballistic missiles to strike aircraft carriers. According to the Russian military-industrial complex network, not long ago in the Gobi desert on the Sino-Mongolian border, the Chinese Navy successfully destroyed a simulated American "Nimitz"-class aircraft carrier in a live-fire target strike. China's DF-21D anti-ship ballistic missile allegedly penetrated the carrier's flight deck and the six decks below it at supersonic speeds, destroying all parts and eventually sinking the carrier. This achievement marks a major breakthrough in anti-ship ballistic missile technology for the Chinese Navy. The rapid development of the Chinese Navy worries the United States, especially with the support of China's A2/AD (Anti-Access/Area Denial) strategy, which has created a regional challenge to the United States. China's navy is accelerating globalization and is developing more advanced "carrier killers," such as the DF-ZF warhead, which could be mounted on the DF-31 missile.
At present, the entire coastal area of China and the 5,000-kilometer area around China have become the "dead sea" of the US aircraft carrier battle group. Once the aircraft carrier combat power is lost, the hegemony of the US Navy will be seriously threatened. In addition to anti-ship ballistic missiles, air-based strike carriers are also the focus of China's naval development. The Chinese Navy will accelerate its access to any sea in the world and play a greater role in training, deterrence, and international humanitarian and disaster relief missions. In addition, China's latest development of the DF-17 hypersonic anti-ship ballistic missile has also attracted international attention. It is the world's first combat-deployed hypersonic weapon, with hypersonic glide warhead technology, a nuclear warhead, and the ability to "cover the Asia-Pacific in one hour." It is expected that the DF-17 will enter large-scale deployment in 2020, and its effect on aircraft carriers may be superior to that of the DF-21D and DF-26. The Chinese Navy wants to quickly become an A2/AD capable force, and although there is some gap with the U.S. military in overall capability, it does not need to catch up with the U.S. military to dominate the surrounding area.
According to the analysis, it is expected that in the next 5~15 years, if the Chinese and American military maintains the current development track, the dominance of the United States in Asia will gradually decline, and China will build an early advantage in the navy and air force of local operations. In a war on its doorstep, China's hopes of victory will be greatly increased, which has been widely recognized by the international community. To sum up, the Chinese Navy has made a major breakthrough in the use of anti-ship ballistic missiles to strike aircraft carriers, successfully overcoming worldwide technical problems. The rapid development of the Chinese Navy has created a regional challenge to the United States, especially with the support of China's A2/AD strategy. China's navy is accelerating globalization and is developing more advanced "carrier killers," while also focusing on air-based strike capabilities. The rise of China's navy has attracted international attention, especially for China's newly developed DF-17 hypersonic anti-ship ballistic missile. According to the analysis, the Chinese Navy is expected to gain more advantages in future wars, especially on the doorstep. In the face of the rise of China's navy, the dominance of the United States in Asia will be challenged, which will have a significant impact on the strategic landscape of the entire region.
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