TOKYO -- China has set up an object that appears to be modeled on an airborne warning and control system (AWACS) plane used by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) in a desert area of Xinjiang, Nikkei has learned after analyzing satellite photographs with experts.
The object could be used by the Chinese military as a dummy target for training to attack SDF aircraft with missiles, a former senior SDF official pointed out.
