1500 km from Leh. Far Mysterious 'Area 21': Warning for India

Beijing, Dt

Amid the conflict with India in Ladakh, China is rapidly developing a secret airbase in Lop Noor, Xinjiang. Information about this airbase is so secret that it has been named 'Area-21' of China. This mysterious airbase is just 1500 km from Leh airbase in India. Is far away. Commercial satellite images have recently revealed that China is rapidly expanding the airbase. China has been developing the airbase since 2012. China landed its top secret space plane here in 2020.

Experts believe that China is planning to increase military space activity from this airbase. China is also believed to be preparing for a space war against the US. NPR, an American NGO media organization, has shared information about this secret airbase in China based on satellite images of Maxar Technology. These pictures show that China has started redeveloping this airbase which has been deserted for years. The airstrip of this base has been extended to 7.5 km so that large ships and spaceships can be easily landed. Has been extended to.

More than a dozen concrete buildings are also being constructed near this airstrip of Lop Noor. So far there were no buildings and other facilities at this secret airbase. Lop Noor is China's oldest nuclear test site. In 2020, several observers claimed that China had landed a highly classified space plane at the airbase. However, no one knows what this Chinese spacecraft looks like. "I think this is an important base for China's military space activity, which China is now rapidly developing," said Ankit Panda, a senior expert at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Jonathan McDowell, an astronomer at the Center for Astrophysics Harvard and the Smithsonian, said the air strip was too large to send humans into space.

No special activity was seen on the runway except for the landing of a Chinese spacecraft in September last year. Some modular trailers are seen at one end of this airbase. The trailer is likely to be temporary accommodation for Chinese Air Force personnel. But now activities at the airbase are on the rise and China is believed to be preparing to do something big here.

What is Area-21?

A secret area of ​​America is called 'Area-21' in fact. The American government is believed to be hiding aliens in the area. No one knows the fact. Initially, the US government denied the existence of an area similar to Area 21, but later accepted it. Another belief is that a flying saucer was tested here. The US government has banned the movement of ordinary people in the 'Area-21' area.

China's active airbase near the Indian border

Airbase Elevation above sea level Deployed aircraft

Cassie Airbase 6 feet J-11, JH-2, UAV

Taskurgan Airbase 108 feet Under construction

Hotan Airbase 6 feet J-11, J-2, J-3, Avox, UAV

Setula helipad 19018 ft No information

Tensuhai Helipad 150 feet Under construction

Rutang County Helipad 121 feet Under construction

Shikwanhe helipad 1908 ft No information

Nagari Airbase 1908 ft J-11, UAV