Nansha Islands, Fiery Cross Reef (courtesy photo)
A handout photo, taken Fiery Cross Reef in the South China Sea, by provided by CSIS Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative on March 9, 2017. Construction of all the hangars at Fiery Cross Reef-enough to accommodate 24 combat aircraft and four larger planes (such as ISR, transport, refueling, or bomber aircraft)-has finished. In January, radomes were installed atop three previously unidentified large towers on the northeast arm of the reef as well as a tower at the north end of the airstrip. A large collection of radomes installed to the north of the airstrip represents a significant radar/sensor array. (Photo by DigitalGlobe/CSIS Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative/Handout/AFLO) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY.