As China's military drills encircle Taiwan, whispers of conflict ripple through the international community. The air is thick with anticipation and uncertainty.

Now, satellite photos have revealed the construction of a new fleet of D-Day-style landing barges needed to surge troops and tanks over a beach. Naval analyst H I Sutton has published a report in Naval News highlighting the appearance of between three and five new “special and unusual” barges at Guangzhou Shipyard in southern China.

China is building at least five new special-purpose barges. They appear to be designed for amphibious operations. Defense analysts monitoring Chinese shipyards have noticed an increase in a certain type of vessel.

China is giving a signal of an incoming war as the country is reportedly building special barges to do a full-scale invasion of Taiwan by connecting the Chinese ships to the beaches of the Island. Around five of such barges are currently being constructed at the Guangzhou Shipyard in southern China,