Yuan Wang 5 is a dual-use ship, with the ability to spy on Indian military establishments in the area.
The ship could be used for space and satellite tracking and has specific uses in intercontinental ballistic missile launches.
Yuan Wang 5 is a third-generation tracking ship of the Yuan Wang series. It has top-of-the-line antennas and electronic equipment to track missiles and rockets.
It can oversee a distance of 750 km, which means India’s strategic activities on the East Coast could be on its radar.
It was built at China’s Jiangnan Shipyard and entered service in 2007.
It is a 222-meter long and 25.2-meter-wide vessel and tracks transoceanic aerospace through state-of-the-art technology onboard.
It last monitored the launch of China’s ‘Long March 5B’ rocket last month.