In recent times, the development of cross-strait relations has become increasingly tense. Although the mainland has tried its best to communicate with Taiwan in order to achieve a real "peace call" between the two sides of the strait, the DPP authorities still place the hope of "freedom" on the United States. . In recent days, arms purchases between the United States and the Taiwan region have become even more intimate, which shows that the DPP is not worried about the future of Taiwan.
"U.S.-Taiwan" arms trade is frequent.
Recently, the United States approved the sale to Taiwan of 4 "Seaguard" UAVs that can be equipped with weapons. This is the first time the U.S. has provided MQ-9 UAVs to the outside world, despite being very advanced And with good performance, the move to sell it to the Taiwan region will inevitably be questioned and severely sanctioned by mainland China on US defense companies.
It is understood that the UAV performance of the MQ-9 series ranks relatively high among the world's major warplanes. Its maximum range can exceed 11,000 kilometers and the speed can reach 200 knots. This also means that in combat It can extend the combat time with its own advantages. If equipped with "Hellfire" missiles and "Paveway" and other laser-guided bombs, the power is even more powerful.
MQ-9 "cut corners" sold by the United States to Taiwan
It is understood that the MQ-9 drones sold by the United States to Taiwan this time are not equipped with powerful missiles. These drones only have the ability to detect To achieve the purpose of monitoring mainland China. The Taiwan military vowed to believe that the MQ-9 UAV will improve its self-protection capability to a certain extent. In fact, it is not. The MQ-9's protection capability is weaker than the reconnaissance capability. For the military in the Taiwan area every reconnaissance All are full of "challenges." In the face of the uncertainty of conflict, the MQ-9 funded by the United States in Taiwan is also facing the possibility of being destroyed at any time. Even in the coastal airspace far away from mainland China, it will be counter-reconnaissance by our side to achieve a counterattack.
Although the United States dominated the field of drones in the early days, it has a slightly different thinking from the drone research and development conducted in mainland China. The former tends to obtain clear military information, while the latter uses the opposite idea, using laser weapons and radio beams. Interference with drones prevents the leakage of national military information. Nowadays, China's technology is developing rapidly, and there have been small achievements in the field of drones.
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