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By (https://www.twz.com/authors/ian-ellis-jones) Ian Ellis-Jones      Published  Aug 21, 2026 6:03 PM EDT        0           (https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=twz.com) Add TWZ (opens in a new tab)      More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results.        (The PRC is building a massive military outpost at Antelope Reef, located in the northwest South China Sea.)   TWZ/IAN ELLIS-JONES    The TWZ Newsletter  Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy.   (handle_newsletter_email_submission) (139ac70a01)  (/news-features/chinas-massive-new-artificial-island-in-the-south-china-sea-emerges-primed-for-militarization)  (TWZInline) (0) Email address  (Enter your email) (Please enter a valid email address)  Sign Up  Thank you!      (https://recurrent.io/terms-and-conditions/) Terms of Service and(https://recurrent.io/privacy-policy/) Privacy Policy        This time last year, Antelope Reef was mostly submerged underwater and barely visible unless you were steaming past at low tide. New satellite imagery, provided to TWZ by (https://vantor.com/) Vantor , showcases what the People’s Republic of China (PRC) can construct after 10 months of nonstop dredging: a nearly 1,500-acre artificial island with a deep-water port, 2,000-plus-foot quay capable of berthing warships, and the beginnings of a 10,000-foot-long military-grade runway. Hardly recognizable today, Antelope Reef has become the latest, and one of the largest, man-made outposts in Beijing’s aggressive campaign to militarize and dominate the South China Sea. The “first phase” of construction is now complete, according to a (https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-completes-first-stage-work-disputed-south-china-sea-reef-images-show-2026-08-19/) report from Reuters , following the departure of a fleet of dredgers that have been on station for months. Vantor, a spatial intelligence company, shared the images, dated August 11, with TWZ that show the results of the rapid transformation in detail, which you can view in high resolution below. ()  Antelope Reef on August 11, 2026. Photo: Vantor   Reports surfaced in (https://www.newsweek.com/china-building-out-another-artificial-island-11312424) early 2026 about unusual PRC activity around the reef, which is located in the northwest part of the South China Sea, approximately 160 nautical miles (nm) south of Hainan, China, and 200 nm east of Da Nang, Vietnam. The fleet of PRC cutter-suction dredgers appeared late last year, assembling at the Zhujiang River Estuary and transiting with their Automatic Identification System (AIS) (https://stories.opensourcecentre.org/coral-to-concrete/) transponders dark to avoid unwanted attention. Once on the scene, they began working around the clock to move sand from the seabed to create ground above. ()  Photo: Google Earth   The pace of construction and rate of change have been staggering, and show how much progress the PRC has made in its reclamation and land-building capabilities. In less than a year, the PRC dredged more than a (https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy823n3ln29o) million tons of sand to reclaim approximately 1,500 acres of land. The teardrop-shaped island is now 3.7 miles long, surrounded by seawalls and internal roads, with ongoing construction underway at three primary locations around the lagoon – which you can see marked on the graphic above. For comparison, construction of the (https://www.twz.com/chinas-manmade-island-fortresses-like-youve-never-seen-them-before) artificial islands in the Spratly Islands , more than a decade ago, took several years. ()  Antelope Reef in August 2025. Photo: Planet Labs   Antelope Reef, or Lingyang Jiao to the Chinese and Đá Hải Sâm to the Vietnamese, is part of the Crescent archipelago in the Paracel Island chain. China has occupied the Paracels since 1974, but the territory is still disputed by Vietnam and Taiwan. In the latest satellite imagery from Vantor, several notable features are discernible and were (https://amti.csis.org/is-a-new-chinese-runway-taking-flight-at-antelope-reef/) first identified by the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI) . On the northwest side, preparations are being made for what will likely eventually be a 10,000-foot-long, 180-foot-wide runway, similar to those built at (https://www.twz.com/4777/south-china-sea-images-show-potential-for-escalating-chinese-airpower) Fiery Cross , (https://www.twz.com/chinas-manmade-island-fortresses-like-youve-never-seen-them-before) Subi Reef, Mischief Reef , and (https://www.twz.com/35655/china-deployed-bombers-to-south-china-sea-island-for-the-first-time-according-to-image) Woody Island . The northwest edge of the island is the only area long enough to accommodate a runway capable of landing large military and commercial aircraft, and grading appears to be about halfway complete – but no concrete has been poured yet. AMTI also identified excavation for a 200-by-200-foot structure nearby, which mirrors the footprint of the large aircraft hangars at China’s other island-airfields. ()  Northwest area of Antelope Reef. Photo: Vantor   On the southern part of the island, a 680-meter – roughly 2,200 feet – quay where both military and civilian ships can dock inside the lagoon is clearly visible. Reuters noted that a China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel was spotted dockside at the quay recently. The east side of the island, just below the channel entrance, hosts the only part of the base in active use, with green space areas, a helicopter pad, and parking lots, as well as buildings for administrative spaces and housing. Temporary piers are visible at each of the major points. Two concrete plants, located along the northwestern and southern edges of the lagoon, are supporting construction efforts. TWZ has not independently confirmed AMTI’s assessments. ()  Southern Area of Antelope Reef. Photo: Vantor   According to PRC state media, Antelope will be used for (https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2026/08/20/2003862797) commercial and civilian purposes – a similar tale told during construction of the other military outposts while they were being developed. It’s worth noting that in 2015, Chinese President Xi Jinping stood in the Rose Garden next to then-President Barack Obama and (https://www.reuters.com/article/world/xi-denies-china-turning-artificial-islands-into-military-bases-idUSKCN0RP1ZG/) said , “China does not intend to pursue militarization” in the South China Sea. “Relevant construction activity that China is undertaking in the Nansha Islands does not target or impact any country and there is no intention to militarize,” he claimed, using the Chinese name for the disputed Spratly Islands. Since Xi’s head fake, which epitomizes the notorious PRC “say-do” gap, Beijing has built up multiple artificial islands as military bases, and has used them to press its (https://www.twz.com/3412/china-scrambles-fighters-against-us-warship-from-its-south-china-sea-air-base-for-the-first-time) territorial claims and (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/world/asia/philippines-south-china-sea-sailor-injured.html) confront its neighbors across the nine-dash line, in strict defiance of the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). ()  Eastern area of Antelope Reef. Photo: Vantor   Antelope Reef sits in a key strategic location south of Sanya Port and (https://www.twz.com/35837/image-shows-chinese-submarine-entering-mysterious-cave-facility-at-south-china-sea-base) Yulin Naval Base on Hainan Island, home to two of the three People’s Liberation Army Navy’s (PLAN) aircraft carriers, CNS Shandong and CNSFujian , as well as a (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2024/china-built-50-billion-military-stronghold-south-china-sea/) significant submarine force at Longpo Naval Base. A military base there could extend PLA radar and electronic surveillance coverage, add another dispersed airfield to the PLA’s rolodex to launch sorties from and an additional port to dock ships at, and further expand China’s sweeping air defense umbrella. The constellation of artificial islands would be instrumental in enforcing total control over the South China Sea, serving as key anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) nodes. They act as logistical and persistent surveillance nodes, among other uses, today, and the more that China has dispersed throughout the South China Sea, the greater its options are as well as the credibility of its anti-access capabilities. “I have no doubt that this marginally benefits China in that it’ll be able to forward deploy more Coast Guard and more militia in the Paracels persistently. It will, I’m sure, facilitate more persistent aerial patrols,” Greg Poling, the senior fellow who oversees AMTI , said on the Why Should We Care About the Indo-Pacific podcast (https://rss.com/podcasts/indo-pacific/2720042/) earlier this year . “But the main benefit is probably the ISR [Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance] component; the ground-based sensing you get just building stuff.” Beijing’s land grab in the South China Sea shows no signs of slowing down, and Antelope Reef marks the latest in a decades-long string of island seizures that it can leverage during a potential dustup in the future. But whether it will eventually run out of islands to claim remains unclear. “China doesn’t have a lot left to dig,” according to Poling, “so unless China plans to seize another island, I don’t see it building anything, at least anything substantial.” Contact the author: ian.ellis-jones@recurrent.io  (https://www.twz.com/authors/ian-ellis-jones) (Ian Ellis-Jones Avatar)   (https://www.twz.com/authors/ian-ellis-jones) Ian Ellis-Jones   Head of Audience Development    Ian executes TWZ’s full-spectrum social media strategy, brings his interpretive graphics skills to our editorial team as an OSINT analyst and researcher,  and maintains the weekly  (https://www.twz.com/category/carrier-tracker) carrier tracker  and  (https://twz.beehiiv.com/) newsletter  .   (https://x.com/ianellisjones)     (https://bsky.app/profile/www.iejmedia.com)           Loading comments…  Comments couldn’t be loaded. Please refresh the page.         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(https://www.twz.com/category/peoples-liberation-army-navy) People's Liberation Army Navy (China)   (https://www.twz.com/sea/two-new-versions-of-chinas-j-15-carrier-fighter-now-appear-to-be-operational) Two New Versions Of China’s J-15 Carrier Fighter Now Appear To Be Operational   By (https://www.twz.com/authors/thomas-newdick) Thomas Newdick           (https://www.twz.com/air/our-best-look-yet-at-chinas-new-standoff-electronic-warfare-plane) (Alternatively known as the Y-9LG, the Y-8GX-12 is another ECM version based on the Y-8 Category III Platform. It was first identified in satellite imagery in late 2017. Surprisingly, considering its assumed role, the Y-8GX-12 has a ‘balance beam’ radar antenna above its fuselage, as found on the KJ-200 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft. It is believed, however, that the radar aboard the Y-8GX-12 is instead used for long-range jamming, using its powerful electronically scanned radar beams to suppress enemy radar signals.)     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(https://www.twz.com/category/surface-to-air-missile-systems) Surface-To-Air Missile Systems   (https://www.twz.com/land/china-building-sam-sites-that-allow-missiles-to-be-fired-from-within-bunkers) China Building SAM Sites That Allow Missiles To Be Fired From Within Bunkers   By (https://www.twz.com/authors/joseph-trevithick) Joseph Trevithick           (https://www.twz.com/sea/chinas-type-076-supersized-amphibious-assault-ship-heads-to-sea-on-its-maiden-voyage) (China's first super-sized Type 076 amphibious assault ship, the Sichuan, has left port for its first sea trials.)     (https://www.twz.com/category/peoples-liberation-army-navy) People's Liberation Army Navy (China)   (https://www.twz.com/sea/chinas-type-076-supersized-amphibious-assault-ship-heads-to-sea-on-its-maiden-voyage) China’s Type 076 Supersized Amphibious Assault Ship Heads To Sea On Its Maiden Voyage   By (https://www.twz.com/authors/joseph-trevithick) Joseph Trevithick           (https://www.twz.com/air/chinas-kj-700-airborne-early-warning-plane-seen-in-new-detail) (We have gotten our best look so far at China’s enigmatic KJ-700 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft in service with the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). This latest addition to China’s rapidly proliferating family of AEW&C platforms remains somewhat mysterious, although multiple accounts suggest that it’s something of a unique ‘dual-mode’ aircraft, combining both airborne radar as well as an array of electro-optical and infrared sensors, likely intended to track stealthy and low-radar-signature targets.)     (https://www.twz.com/category/airborne-radar) Airborne Radar   (https://www.twz.com/air/chinas-kj-700-airborne-early-warning-plane-seen-in-new-detail) China’s New KJ-700 Multi-Intelligence Radar Plane’s Interesting Features   By (https://www.twz.com/authors/thomas-newdick) Thomas Newdick           (https://www.twz.com/news-features/yj-20-high-speed-anti-ship-missile-seen-in-action-on-chinas-type-055-super-destroyer) (The Chinese military has published a video showing what it says is the launch of a YJ-20 hypersonic anti-ship missile from one of its Type 055 ‘super destroyers.’)     (https://www.twz.com/category/china) China   (https://www.twz.com/news-features/yj-20-high-speed-anti-ship-missile-seen-in-action-on-chinas-type-055-super-destroyer) YJ-20 High-Speed Anti-Ship Missile Seen In Action On China’s Type 055 Super Destroyer   By (https://www.twz.com/authors/thomas-newdick) Thomas Newdick           (https://www.twz.com/sea/our-best-look-yet-at-chinas-new-invasion-barges) (More imagery has appeared of China’s new ‘invasion barge,’ which involves a temporary pier that can be connected to other vessels via a barge, or series of barges, with jack-up supports. The development of jack-up barges is widely seen as part of preparations for a possible invasion of Taiwan. On the other hand, they also reflect the growing use of ostensibly non-military maritime assets to support amphibious operations by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN).)     (https://www.twz.com/category/peoples-liberation-army-navy) People's Liberation Army Navy (China)   (https://www.twz.com/sea/our-best-look-yet-at-chinas-new-invasion-barges) Our Best Look Yet At China’s New ‘Invasion Barges’   By (https://www.twz.com/authors/thomas-newdick) Thomas Newdick           (https://www.twz.com/air/chinas-new-kj-3000-airborne-early-warning-radar-jet-seen-in-detail-in-new-image) (Aircraft like the KJ-3000 help Chinese forces extend and support anti-access and area denial bubbles, including around the mainland, Taiwan, and the hotly contested South China Sea, as well as project power further afield.)     (https://www.twz.com/category/airborne-radar) Airborne Radar   (https://www.twz.com/air/chinas-new-kj-3000-airborne-early-warning-radar-jet-seen-in-detail-in-new-image) China’s New KJ-3000 Airborne Early Warning Radar Jet Seen In Detail In New Image   By (https://www.twz.com/authors/thomas-newdick) Thomas Newdick           (https://www.twz.com/news-features/chinas-monster-amphibious-assault-ship-has-twin-island-superstructures-optimized-for-aviation-ops) (Recent photos of the first of the Type 076 landing helicopter dock (LHD) ships — known in the West as the Yulan class — under construction at the yard on Changxing Island in Shanghai reveal first one island superstructure added to the deck, followed by another, installed as of late last month.)     (https://www.twz.com/category/peoples-liberation-army-navy) People's Liberation Army Navy (China)   (https://www.twz.com/news-features/chinas-monster-amphibious-assault-ship-has-twin-island-superstructures-optimized-for-aviation-ops) China’s Monster Amphibious Assault Ship Has Twin Island Superstructures Optimized For Aviation Ops   By (https://www.twz.com/authors/thomas-newdick) Thomas Newdick           (https://www.twz.com/air/chinas-h-20-stealth-bomber-unlikely-to-debut-until-2030s-according-to-u-s-intel) (China’s H-20 Stealth Bomber Unlikely To ‘Debut’ Until 2030s, According To U.S. Intel)     (https://www.twz.com/category/h-20) H-20   (https://www.twz.com/air/chinas-h-20-stealth-bomber-unlikely-to-debut-until-2030s-according-to-u-s-intel) China’s H-20 Stealth Bomber Unlikely To ‘Debut’ Until 2030s, According To U.S. Intel   By (https://www.twz.com/authors/joseph-trevithick) Joseph Trevithick           (https://www.twz.com/category/indo-pacific) SEE MORE   More in Around The Globe   (https://www.twz.com/news-features/our-best-look-yet-chinas-new-stealthy-trimaran-drone-ship) (Clearer views of a new Chinese trimaran uncrewed surface vessel (USV) have emerged, highlighting a number of interesting low-observable (stealthy) and other features.)     (https://www.twz.com/category/china) China   (https://www.twz.com/news-features/our-best-look-yet-chinas-new-stealthy-trimaran-drone-ship) China’s New Stealthy Trimaran Drone Ship: Our Best Look Yet (Updated)   By (https://www.twz.com/authors/joseph-trevithick) Joseph Trevithick           (https://www.twz.com/air/chinas-new-w5000-cargo-drone-is-the-biggest-yet) (The W5000, the world's largest unmanned cargo plane, is shown at The 15th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, China, on November 12, 2024.)     (https://www.twz.com/category/unmanned) Unmanned   (https://www.twz.com/air/chinas-new-w5000-cargo-drone-is-the-biggest-yet) China’s New W5000 Cargo Drone Is The Biggest Yet   By (https://www.twz.com/authors/thomas-newdick) Thomas Newdick           (https://www.twz.com/runway-being-built-on-chinas-closest-island-outpost-to-vietnam) (Triton Island South China Sea)     (https://www.twz.com/category/china) China   (https://www.twz.com/runway-being-built-on-chinas-closest-island-outpost-to-vietnam) China Is Building A Runway On Its Closest Island Outpost To Vietnam   By (https://www.twz.com/authors/thomas-newdick) Thomas Newdick           (https://www.twz.com/air/chinas-gigantic-airship-hangar-has-gotten-even-larger) (An already massive hangar in northwestern China is now even bigger after receiving a 300-foot-long extension.)     (https://www.twz.com/category/peoples-liberation-army-air-force) People's Liberation Army Air Force (China)   (https://www.twz.com/air/chinas-gigantic-airship-hangar-has-gotten-even-larger) China’s Gigantic Secretive Blimp Hangar Has Gotten Even Larger   By (https://www.twz.com/authors/joseph-trevithick) Joseph Trevithick           (https://www.twz.com/sea/chinas-latest-submarine-features-x-shaped-stern) (A new type of submarine has appeared in China, featuring X-form rudders for the first time on a crewed Chinese design. Whether the recently spotted submarine is a further iteration of an existing class, or if it’s an entirely new design, it reflects the rapid pace of development in China’s submarine program, which features increasingly advanced and innovative nuclear- and conventionally powered types.)     (https://www.twz.com/category/diesel-electric-submarines) Diesel-Electric Submarines   (https://www.twz.com/sea/chinas-latest-submarine-features-x-shaped-stern) China’s Latest Submarine Features X-Shaped Stern   By (https://www.twz.com/authors/thomas-newdick) Thomas Newdick           (https://www.twz.com/news-features/mockups-of-chinas-sharp-sword-stealth-drone-appear-near-new-supersized-amphibious-warship) (A pair of apparent mockups of the Chinese GJ-11 Sharp Sword uncrewed combat air vehicle (UCAV) have emerged at a site just over a mile from where the country is building the first of its new monster Type 076 amphibious assault ships.)     (https://www.twz.com/category/air) Air   (https://www.twz.com/news-features/mockups-of-chinas-sharp-sword-stealth-drone-appear-near-new-supersized-amphibious-warship) Mockups Of China’s Sharp Sword Stealth Drone Appear Near New Supersized Amphibious Warship   By (https://www.twz.com/authors/joseph-trevithick) Joseph Trevithick           (https://www.twz.com/air/chinas-high-altitude-wz-7-drone-has-appeared-near-the-philippines) (A Chinese high-flying, long-range WZ-7 drone has been spotted near the Philippines for what appears to be the first time.)     (https://www.twz.com/category/unmanned) Unmanned   (https://www.twz.com/air/chinas-high-altitude-wz-7-drone-has-appeared-near-the-philippines) China’s High-Altitude WZ-7 Drone Has Appeared Near The Philippines   By (https://www.twz.com/authors/joseph-trevithick) Joseph Trevithick           (https://www.twz.com/sea/chinas-new-aircraft-carrier-pulls-away-from-its-pier-ahead-of-sea-trials) (China’s latest aircraft carrier, the Fujian, appears poised to leave port to begin its first at-sea trials. The development comes soon after five aircraft mockups appeared on the deck of the flattop, as you can read about here. Once the Fujian goes to sea, it will mark a hugely important step in the development of China’s naval aviation, with the carrier being the first of its kind to be fully locally designed and also its first to launch aircraft via catapults rather than by a ‘ski jump’ takeoff ramp.)     (https://www.twz.com/category/peoples-liberation-army-navy) People's Liberation Army Navy (China)   (https://www.twz.com/sea/chinas-new-aircraft-carrier-pulls-away-from-its-pier-ahead-of-sea-trials) China’s New Aircraft Carrier Pulls Away From Its Pier Ahead Of Sea Trials   By (https://www.twz.com/authors/thomas-newdick) Thomas Newdick           (https://www.twz.com/category/around-the-globe) SEE MORE   More in News & Features   (https://www.twz.com/land/chinas-new-heavy-attack-helicopter-spotted-for-the-first-time) (China's new Z-21 heavy attack helicopter)     (https://www.twz.com/category/helicopters) Helicopters   (https://www.twz.com/land/chinas-new-heavy-attack-helicopter-spotted-for-the-first-time) China’s New Heavy Attack Helicopter Spotted For The First Time (Updated)   By (https://www.twz.com/authors/thomas-newdick) Thomas Newdick           (https://www.twz.com/chinese-flankers-unsafe-intercept-seen-from-b-52s-sniper-pod) (A People’s Republic of China J-11 pilot executed an unsafe intercept of a U.S. Air Force B-52 aircraft, which was lawfully conducting routine operations over the South China Sea in international airspace.)     (https://www.twz.com/category/china) China   (https://www.twz.com/chinese-flankers-unsafe-intercept-seen-from-b-52s-sniper-pod) Chinese Flanker’s “Unsafe” Intercept Seen From B-52’s Sniper Pod   By (https://www.twz.com/authors/thomas-newdick) Thomas Newdick           (https://www.twz.com/chinese-carrier-recently-sailed-near-guam-enters-south-china-sea) (Chinese Carrier Recently Sailed Near Guam, Enters South China Sea)     (https://www.twz.com/category/peoples-liberation-army-navy) People's Liberation Army Navy (China)   (https://www.twz.com/chinese-carrier-recently-sailed-near-guam-enters-south-china-sea) Chinese Carrier Recently Sailed Near Guam, Enters South China Sea   By (https://www.twz.com/authors/joseph-trevithick) Joseph Trevithick           (https://www.twz.com/was-a-high-altitude-airship-spotted-recently-near-the-south-china-sea) (Was A High-Altitude Airship Spotted Recently Near The South China Sea?)     (https://www.twz.com/category/china) China   (https://www.twz.com/was-a-high-altitude-airship-spotted-recently-near-the-south-china-sea) Was A High-Altitude Airship Spotted Recently Near The South China Sea?   By (https://www.twz.com/authors/joseph-trevithick) Joseph Trevithick           (https://www.twz.com/this-is-chinas-new-type-054b-frigate-could-become-backbone-of-navy) (Type 054B)     (https://www.twz.com/category/peoples-liberation-army-navy) People's Liberation Army Navy (China)   (https://www.twz.com/this-is-chinas-new-type-054b-frigate-could-become-backbone-of-navy) This Is China’s New Type 054B Frigate, Could Become Backbone Of Navy   By (https://www.twz.com/authors/thomas-newdick) Thomas Newdick           (https://www.twz.com/chinas-massive-fleet-of-radar-planes-and-the-strategy-behind-it) (KJ500 AEW&C)     (https://www.twz.com/category/china) China   (https://www.twz.com/chinas-massive-fleet-of-radar-planes-and-the-strategy-behind-it) China’s Massive Fleet Of Radar Planes And The Strategy Behind It   By (https://www.twz.com/authors/thomas-newdick) Thomas Newdick ,  (https://www.twz.com/authors/andreas-rupprecht) Andreas Rupprecht           (https://www.twz.com/air-force-rc-135u-electronic-intelligence-jet-surveils-chinas-strategic-southern-coast) (A US Air Force RC-135U Combat Sent electronic intelligence aircraft photographed at Kadena Air Base on the Japanese Island of Okinawa in 2009.)     (https://www.twz.com/category/china) China   (https://www.twz.com/air-force-rc-135u-electronic-intelligence-jet-surveils-chinas-strategic-southern-coast) U.S. RC-135U Spy Plane Just Surveilled China’s Strategic Southern Coast   By (https://www.twz.com/authors/joseph-trevithick) Joseph Trevithick           (https://www.twz.com/chinas-h-6k-bomber-spotted-with-new-air-launched-ballistic-missile) (China’s H-6K Bomber Spotted With New Air-Launched Ballistic Missile)     (https://www.twz.com/category/china) China   (https://www.twz.com/chinas-h-6k-bomber-spotted-with-new-air-launched-ballistic-missile) China’s H-6K Bomber Spotted With New Air-Launched Ballistic Missile   By (https://www.twz.com/authors/thomas-newdick) Thomas Newdick           (https://www.twz.com/category/news-features) SEE MORE         (/) ()    The TWZ Newsletter  Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy.   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