China makes mock dill of destroying US F-35 and F-22 fighter jets. Is PLA preparing for war with US? Details here

Can you imagine the People's Liberation Army exploding and destroying US fighter jets worth £78,000 each when the two countries are not at war? Not exactly. There is no US-China war and the Chinese Army has not bombed the US Air Force. What they have done is taking mock drills of exploding jet fighters as a part of their training exercise. According to 'Express', Airbus and Google Earth have captured the images showing destroying US F-35 and F-22 fighter jets in a remote desert area in northwest China. The satellite pictures suggest that the Chinese military destroyed these dummy aircraft with a nearby runway displaying scorch marks and bomb blast craters.

Potential China-US war scenario?

These images also show that China is taking a possible war scenario seriously and is getting ready to target and destroy the US fighters if such a situation emerges in real terms. The seriousness and preparedness of the PLA can be understood by the fact that the landscape in the images is dotted with various types of aircraft models. In the images several hangars and radar towers can be seen, indicating a comprehensive and realistic training environment for Chinese forces.

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Mock drill by the Chinese Army

The mock drill by the Chinese Army has come after North Korea test-fired its two ballistic missiles after Pyongyang vowed “offensive and overwhelming” responses to a new US military drill with South Korea and Japan. It cannot be said that China and North Korea are working in tandem, but they are certainly making preparations to meet any challenge from a common enemy.

North Korea's missile tests

According to 'Express', the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the North Korean Army confirmed that the missiles were launched 10 minutes apart in a northeasterly direction from the town of Jangyon in southeastern North Korea.

If media reports are to be believed, the first missile flew 600 kilometers or 370 miles, and the second missile was 120 kilometers or 75 miles. North Korea generally test-fires its missiles toward its eastern waters.

FAQs:

Have the Chinese Army destroyed US het fighters?
Not exactly. The People's Liberation Army has carried out a mock drill in which dummy jet fighters were targeted, bombed and destroyed somewhere in Northwest China.

How serious is China over a potential war with the US?
The seriousness and preparedness of the PLA can be understood by the fact that the landscape in the images is dotted with various types of aircraft models. In the images several hangars and radar towers can be seen, indicating a comprehensive and realistic training environment for Chinese forces.