Army Pacific Develops “Ship & Aircraft” – Destroying Precision Land Fires to Counter China
Pentagon has talked about China’s well-entrenched anti-access/area-denial “bubble” throughout key parts of the Pacific
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Kris Osborn · April 10, 2025
By Kris Osborn, President, Warrior
(Washington, D.C.) For many years, the Pentagon has talked about China’s well-entrenched anti-access/area-denial “bubble” throughout key parts of the Pacific designed to prevent US and allied forces from operating within striking range of mainland China. Warrior training programs
This “bubble” or A2/AD apparatus involves a layered mix of multi-domain offensive and defensive weaponry, supported by deliberate and well-refined tactics. China’s famous “carrier killer” missiles such as the DF-26 are intended to force carriers to operate beyond striking range, its large arsenal of ballistic missiles can form a protective “ring” of offensive firepower beyond the Chinese coastline and the PRC might seek to leverage what it sees as a short term window of advantage in the realm of hypersonics to deny allied access to attack areas.
China has on several occasions test-fired a ship-launched hypersonic weapon called the YJ-21 and armed its H-6K bomber with an air-launched variant of the YJ-21 called the KD-21. These hypersonic weapons operate with a reported range of more than 1,500 miles and could present a substantial A2/AD threat for allied forces hoping to move within striking range of China.
China also of course has the world’s largest Navy and a growing fleet of technologically advanced warships, drones and surface launched weapons, along with both 5th-generation J-20 stealth fighter jets and an emerging H-20 stealth bomber.
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