China is building a long-range cruise missile fired from a shipping container that could turn Beijing's large fleet of freighters into potential warships and commercial ports into future missile bases.
The new missile is in flight testing and is a land-attack variant of an advanced anti-ship missile called the YJ-18C, according to American defense officials.
The missile will be deployed in launchers that appear from the outside to be standard international shipping containers used throughout the world for moving millions of tons of goods, often on the deck of large freighters.
The YJ-18C is China's version of the Club-K cruise missile built by Russia that also uses a launcher disguised as a shipping container. Israel also is working on a container-launched missile called the Lora.
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Best way ever to take themselves out of the shipping business. Simply x-ray scans of any container would disclose these devises. First one found, and China will be done in the shipping business. The containers would be almost impossible to get unloaded at any port, with the current security measures already in place. I know. I'm in the import business.
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