Undercover deployments and shipping of weapon systems could be a thing. But these radar systems and ramps need to be hidden container until they are used, its still pretty hard to hide with cameras everywhere."Certain" is a strong word.
"Strongly suspect" is more likely, given we know what at least one of the canister types for the UVLS looks like, per
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IMO, the equipment on these ships looks very true, so it's likely a legitimate project. Props generally do not have such high precision. As for the text on the containers, it’s probably just camouflage used during transportation, likely created by the manufacturer themselves. We’ve seen...www.sinodefenceforum.com
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For force multipliers it could be interesting. Support ships could bring some VLS with them, Cargo or fishing ship could start guiding missiles launched from afar with installed radar.
LCS was supposed to carry modular subsytems a bit like these, we dont know the finish line of what we are seeing.
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