On June 24, a U.S. military P-8A patrol plane crossed the Taiwan Strait and made public speculation. At that time, the People's Liberation Army immediately dispatched air and ground forces to conduct full alert and tracking of the U.S. military aircraft. On the same day, the U.S. military announced that it had sent military aircraft to fly across the Taiwan Strait. , is to demonstrate to the region the U.S. commitment to maintaining "freedom and openness" in the Indo-Pacific region.
The US military command also emphasized that the US military will continue to conduct free navigation and flight in "any area permitted by international law," including the Taiwan Strait, and safeguard the "navigation rights and freedoms" of all countries. Prior to this, China has made its position clear. It has sovereignty and jurisdiction over the Taiwan Strait, but the United States still ignores China's warnings. The dispatch of patrol planes across the Taiwan Strait this time is a demonstration of China's recent stance on the Taiwan Strait issue.
P-8A anti-submarine patrol aircraft is modified on the Boeing 737 aircraft as a platform. It is currently the largest and most advanced anti-submarine patrol aircraft . It has strong anti-submarine and reconnaissance capabilities, and can detect radar signals and communication signals After interception and analysis, can also draw electronic maps during flight. The US Air Force sends such military aircraft to fly across the Taiwan Strait, and the People's Liberation Army will of course respond.
Now the United States wants to impose the same measures against Russia on China. Although foreign military aircraft and warships have the normal right to transit the Taiwan Strait, it will never allow "free navigation" to undermine the stability of the situation in the Taiwan Strait . China firmly opposes any interference and destruction. regional situation and endanger peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.
At the same time, there are also new actions on the island. According to Taiwanese media reports, the "Tengyun II" drone numbered 1812 developed by Taiwan's " Chinese Academy of Sciences " took off from a base on the island on the 25th and headed along the eastern coast. Fly north, then fly all the way south along the east side of the "Coastal Centerline" to the "Air Defense Identification Zone" in the southwest airspace, then circle the southern tip of Taiwan, go all the way north along the eastern airspace, and finally circle around the sea off Hualien. To the base, the entire flight lasted 10 hours.
It is reported that the "Tengyun II" UAV has been undergoing sea testing since May, and the flight time has gradually increased from 3 hours, 5 hours, and 7 hours to 10 hours. The relevant scientific research departments on the island and the Taiwan Air Force are also very excited about . Tsai Ing-wen's security team and the Taiwan military believe that the role of drones in the Russia-Ukraine conflict is crucial. The "integrated reconnaissance and combat" function allows the Uzbek army to "overcome" its military disadvantage. Therefore, the Taiwan authorities require relevant departments to speed up Drone research speed.
This time we mainly tested the drone's night flight, long-distance navigation and reconnaissance capabilities. The flight altitude was maintained at 19,600 feet. The island should have been inspired by the TB-2 drone on the Ukrainian battlefield, It is believed that drones have a long range and long stay in the air, and they want to use drones to monitor the movements of the People's Liberation Army for a long time. Moreover, the "Tengyun II" drone also has an "outpost" function and will provide early warning to the island. and preparation time.
According to Taiwan media reports, the "Tengyun II" UAV can perform day and night aerial image surveillance and reconnaissance, electronic parameter detection, electronic jamming and other tasks, and can cover the waters surrounding Taiwan. At the same time, the Taiwan military stated that this UAV can To counter the "Taiwan harassment" of the People's Liberation Army military aircraft, the is paired with the American-made MQ-98 Sea Guardian UAV to perform surveillance and reconnaissance missions in the waters surrounding Taiwan to relieve the pressure on the reconnaissance aircraft . In addition, it can also carry out long-range missions during wartime. With functions such as flight, optical guidance, and command and control, it can carry out missions in the hinterland of the mainland.
It can only be said that the Taiwan military has overestimated its own strength. Various models of drones on the mainland are emerging one after another. In the eyes of the People's Liberation Army. The resulting "Tengyun Type 2" UAV poses no threat at all. Whether it can even take off during wartime is questionable. On the contrary, the PLA's UAVs can highly occupy the "Taiwan airspace", so they want to use a few UAVs. It is completely wishful thinking to be able to prevent the People's Liberation Army military aircraft from patrolling Taiwan with just one aircraft.
The strength of the Taiwan military in the three major areas of sea, land and air is far lower than that of the People's Liberation Army, but the Taiwan authorities are still determined to be evil. Recently, the United States and Taiwan held a "strategic dialogue", mainly to discuss arms sales to Taiwan and cooperation in military exercises. This will help the Taiwan authorities form "asymmetric combat power."
In fact, the People's Liberation Army's military strength has greatly improved in recent years, and the Taiwan military is simply unable to compete. The United States only regards Taiwan as a "chess piece" to contain China. If the Taiwan authorities continue to misjudge the situation, they will only pay a heavy price. cost.
