China swaps jets for drones in a new-age carrier race

China’s new “mini drone carrier” signals a turning point in naval warfare — swapping costly supercarriers for swarming, expendable drone decks built to strike and survive. This month, The War Zone (TWZ) reported that China has begun at-sea testing of its AR-500CJ uncrewed helicopter aboard a newly revealed vessel dubbed a “mini drone carrier”, marking
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