Aircraft

• Will This Plane Let China Control the South China Sea?

  IMOA

  Aircraft, Arms build-up, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys

  April 8, 2015

  News × West Philippine Sea

  China is building the world’s largest seaplane, the Jiaolong (Water Dragon) AG600. Capable of landing and taking off on water (and land), the Chinese-built aircraft could make it easier for Beijing to press its claims in the South China Sea, according to experts quoted in a Defense News article. “Amphibious planes like the AG600 would be […]

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