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Six Chinese military aircraft tracked in airspace near Taiwan: MoD

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 11 Dec 2022 08:36
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In the meantime, 4 warships and 13 Chinese aircraft were spotted in the Taiwan Strait, as per the Taiwanese Defense Ministry.

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    Six Chinese military aircraft were tracked in airspace near Taiwan.

Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense reported that a total of six Chinese aircraft, including two unmanned drones, were spotted in the area of Taiwan's airspace between the hours of 6 am on Saturday (Dec. 10) and 6 am on Sunday (Dec. 11).

During that time period, 4 warships and 13 Chinese aircraft were spotted in the Taiwan Strait. Six of the aircraft crossed the median line, with the majority entering the airspace to Taiwan's southwest, according to the Ministry.

13 PLA aircraft and 4 PLAN vessels around Taiwan were detected by 6 a.m.(UTC+8) today. R.O.C. Armed Forces have monitored the situation and tasked CAP aircraft, Navy vessels, and land-based missile systems to respond these activities. pic.twitter.com/XZff1digTp

— 國防部 Ministry of National Defense, R.O.C. 🇹🇼 (@MoNDefense) December 11, 2022

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The Chinese aircraft was carefully monitored by Taiwan's airforce, navy ships, and land-based missile systems, according to the MND.

Shenyang J-11 fighter jets, a Xian H-6 bomber, a KJ-500 reconnaissance plane, an unmanned BZK-005 drone, and an unmanned HALE-7 drone are among the aircraft that were observed over the course of the 24-hour period.

This comes after Taiwanese authorities discovered 36 Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft and three PLA Navy (PLAN) vessels in the environ of the island, according to Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense.

36 PLA aircraft and 3 PLAN vessels around our surrounding region were detected today (Nov. 12, 2022) until 1700(GMT+8). #ROCArmedForces have monitored the situation and responded to these activities with aircraft in CAP, naval vessels, and land-based missile systems. pic.twitter.com/UXSERUxubK

— 國防部 Ministry of National Defense, R.O.C. 🇹🇼 (@MoNDefense) November 12, 2022

A tweet by the Ministry stated that "36 PLA aircraft and 3 PLAN vessels around our surrounding region were detected today (Nov. 12, 2022) until 1700(GMT 8). #ROCArmedForces have monitored the situation and responded to these activities with aircraft in CAP, naval vessels, and land-based missile systems."

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