American aircraft carriers can effectively cope with Chinese anti-ship ballistic missiles thanks to a constantly upgraded multi-level defense net.

The Global Times, a newspaper of People's Daily, the mouthpiece of the Chinese Communist Party, posted a comment warning that "the Chinese military is ready for conflicts in the South China Sea and the Strait of Taiwan.

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Two groups of US aircraft carriers were rehearsing in the South China Sea on July 6 Photo: US Navy

Earlier, the Global Times also sent similar threatening messages, showing off the power of anti-ship ballistic missiles such as DF-21D and DF-26, when two aircraft carriers USS Nimitz and USS Ronald Reagan and a bomber.

However, the account of the US naval communications unit led by Rear Adm. Charlie Brown immediately posted a message announcing the "fearless" missile carrier "China."

The Chinese military now has two ballistic missile models that can threaten U.S. aircraft carriers, DF-21D and DF-26, developed to kill targets with just one hit.

DF-21D has a range of 1,450 km, a speed of over 12,000 km / h, equipped with conventional warheads or nuclear explosive power equivalent to 300,000 tons of TNT.

However, military expert Kris Osborn said that the "carrier killer" of China is just a product to promote in the media, has not been tested in reality and may not be enough to threaten aircraft carrier aviation.

Each US aircraft carrier combat group usually consists of an aircraft carrier, a Ticonderoga-class cruiser, two Arleigh Burke-class destroyers and an attack submarine.

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RIM-162 rocket launched from USS Carl Vinson in 2010 Photo: US Navy

DF-21D and DF-26 missiles have a great range, but it is difficult to become a serious threat to US aircraft carriers unless they are equipped with accurate guidance systems and the ability to attack moving targets.

The current defense network around the U.S. aircraft carrier is based primarily on the Aegis combat system of escort warships and air armaments, and SM-6 and RIM-162 ESSM Block II interceptors.

The SM-6 missile is equipped with a "two-mode" probe that helps it differentiate between the warhead and the bait of the missile, thereby correcting the flight path to destroy the target.

Meanwhile, RIM-162 ESSM Block II has the ability to fly close to the surface of the sea to intercept warheads to approach the aircraft carrier combat group at a small height.

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"China claims that its aircraft carrier anti-aircraft missiles will make the aircraft carriers 'obsolete', but US aircraft carrier combat groups are still capable of defending themselves by continuously upgrading their multi-layered defense net,"