China appears to have built a new and unusual aircraft carrier, intriguing experts with a potentially first-of-its-kind vessel that could add to Beijing’s rapidly expanding maritime power.

Experts think China is building a world first brand new aircraft carrier as the nation attempts to match US technology

Satellite images from Planet Labs reveal a ship under construction at Guangzhou Shipyard International, located on Longxue Island in Guangdong Province. The vessel features a flat, open upper deck and a significantly smaller frame than China’s existing aircraft carriers.

Chinese scientists claim to have made a breakthrough in a real-life “Death Star” energy beam weapon, according to reports. The new high-powered microwave weapon combines many small electromagnetic waves to make one large focused laser beam — much like the Death Star from “Star Wars,