The CCP’s 28 military aircraft and 4 warships are operating around the Taiwan Strait, of which 16 military aircraft crossed the central line of the Taiwan Strait, or entered the Southwest Air Defense Identification Zone from the airspace south of the central line of the Taiwan Strait.

(Provided by the Department of Defense)

[Reporter Tu Jumin/Taipei Report] The Chinese People’s Liberation Army continues to send military planes and warships close to our outer sea and airspace. According to statistics from the Ministry of National Defense of my country today, from 6:00 am yesterday to 6:00 am today, the national army has detected a total of 28 sorties, A total of 4 ships are operating around the Taiwan Strait, and their activities range widely in the airspaces of northern, western, and southern Taiwan. Not only did 3 sorties of drones including "Wuzhen-7" enter our southwest and southeastern airspace, 1 sortie "Zhi- 9" The carrier-based anti-submarine helicopters were also operating in the southeast corner of our air defense identification zone (ADIZ), and it was determined that there were Chinese warships operating in the adjacent waters.

Regarding the dynamics of the CCP’s military aircraft and warships, the Ministry of National Defense stated that the national army uses mission aircraft, ships, and shore-mounted missile systems to closely monitor and respond to the dynamics of the CCP’s military.

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According to the information provided by the Ministry of National Defense, 16 of the 28 CCP military aircraft operating around the Taiwan Strait crossed the center line of the Taiwan Strait, or entered the Southwest China Air Defense Identification Zone from the airspace south of the center line of the Taiwan Strait.

Among them, 11 sorties were fighter jets, including 1 sortie of "Sukai-30" fighter jets entering the airspace in northern Taiwan, 2 sorties of "J-10" fighter jets crossing the center line of the Taiwan Strait, 4 sorties of "J-11" fighter jets, 4 sorties of "J-11" fighter jets, and 4 sorties of "J-11" fighter jets. -16" fighter.

The military aircraft that entered our southwest airspace were all slow aircraft, including 1 sortie of "Yun-8" anti-submarine aircraft, and 3 sorties of unmanned aerial vehicles that entered our southwest air defense identification zone, including 1 sortie of "Wuxian-7" drone, 1 sortie of " The Rainbow-4 UAV was active in the southwest airspace, and one sortie of the "BZK-005" UAV flew from the southwest airspace all the way to the southeast airspace.

In addition, the Ministry of National Defense of our country detected that one sortie of the CCP's "Zhi-9" ship-borne anti-submarine helicopter appeared in the southeast corner of our country's air defense identification zone. It was determined that this helicopter should take off from a nearby CCP warship and then fly to the southeast airspace of our country.

"Wuxian-7", also known as the "Xianglong" UAV, made its first public appearance at the Zhuhai Air Show in China in September 2021. This Chinese-made UAV is responsible for reconnaissance and patrol missions. The Chinese side also claims that its It can also guide anti-ship missiles and ballistic missiles. China claims that its mission positioning is similar to that of the U.S. military's RQ-4 "Global Hawk" reconnaissance drone.

And this drone is less frequent in the airspace around Taiwan.

The "Wuxian-7" UAV, known as China's version of the "Global Hawk".

(Taken from the website of the Integrated Staff Supervision Department of the Ministry of Defense of Japan)