In the context of the Chinese army’s military activity in the Taiwan Strait, the Washington Post published another dossier among the secret Pentagon documents leaked to the network. The slide depicts the combat use of China’s latest WZ-8 (“Uzhen-8”) UAV to monitor the US Navy in the disputed island area.
The document is dated August 9 of last year. According to the scheme, the supersonic drone is launched from the H-6M strategic bomber and collects real-time data on the actions of a potential enemy in the Taiwan Strait or the Korean Peninsula region. The Uzhen-8 flight is carried out at an altitude of 30,000 meters at a speed of up to Mach 3, which makes it difficult for air defense systems to intercept it.
According to the assessment, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has almost certainly stationed its first drone unit at a base that falls under the Eastern Theater Command, the branch of the Chinese military tasked with enforcing sovereignty claims. from Beijing to Taiwan.
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Documents from the US National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency indicate that the PLA has made significant technological advances in the development of drones that can help them monitor US ships in the Taiwan area and military bases in the region. . Modern drones, WP notes, will help China collect real-time map data to develop strategy.
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