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China Stations Jets-Turned-Drones at Bases Near Taiwan Strait, Report Says
China deployed over 200 converted J-6 drones to overwhelm Taiwan's air defenses by forcing costly missile use and saturating detection systems, analysts say.
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Will China Bomb Taiwan Soon? Attack Drones Assembled Near Taiwan Strait, Report Says
New satellite imagery and defence analysis suggest China has quietly positioned hundreds of repurposed fighter jets — now converted into attack drones — at air bases within striking distance of Taiwan. The development has raised questions among military analysts about whether Beijing is preparing the groundwork for a rapid, high-intensity assault. A recent report from the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, cited by Reuters, identified six…
According to a new report by the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, China has been stationed by old supersonic fans, transformed into attack drones, at six air bases located near the Taiwan Stream, Reuters notes.
The aim is to force Taiwan's air defense to its knees in a gigantic material battle. It is a plan that could cost the West billions. The communist leadership in Beijing is currently drawing its lessons from the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East to prepare for Taiwan's invasion, such a current analysis. With the rapidly changing conditions on modern battlefields, the strategies of the last millennium are largely obsolete. This now leads to the …
China turning Cold War jets into budget Taiwan strike drones
China’s conversion of obsolete fighter jets into attack drones points to a shift toward mass attrition warfare in a Taiwan contingency — one that tests the limits of sustainability as much as firepower. China has stationed obsolete J-6 fighter jets converted into attack drones at six air bases near the Taiwan Strait, five in Fujian, […] The post China turning Cold War jets into budget Taiwan strike drones appeared first on Asia Times.
Satellite images show Chinese J-6 "Farmer" jets stationed on six bases near the island – just six minutes away.
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