CHINA has unveiled a lethal new anti-submarine drone that can wipe out US targets amid WW3 fears, as Beijing continues to bully Taiwan.<\/p>\n
The CH-6 electronic attack vehicle will enable more precise surgical strikes on targets - especially in the South China Sea, warn military experts.<\/p>\n
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The CH-6 will bolster China's reconnaissance and attack capability against US and allied forces operating in the Indo-Pacific region, said one researcher.<\/p>\n
One of two new drones unveiled at the countrys biggest air show in Zhuhai, the CH-6 can menace military targets across the Pacific with a barrage of missiles or snoop on American manoeuvres with the latest surveillance equipment, reported the Times.<\/p>\n
The drone, developed by the state-run China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, can fly for 20 hours at an altitude of 50,000 ft, has a speed of 450mph and a range of about 9,000 miles.<\/p>\n
Beijing News said the drone will carry traditional air-to-surface missiles and precision-guided bombs.<\/p>\n
The CH-6, which has a wingspan of 20.5 metres and is 15 metres long, can also unleash small and medium-sized cruise missiles, and anti-radiation missiles.<\/p>\n
Designed to boost China Air Forces strike ability and defensive tactics, the drone is expected to push the envelope in terms of attack range, the South China Morning Post reports.<\/p>\n
It was one of two new drones revealed at the countrys biggest air show - amid China's increased military menacing of Taiwan, particularly from the sky.<\/p>\n
The other aerial fighting tool was the WZ-7 high-altitude reconnaissance drone.<\/p>\n
The WZ-7 is a high-altitude reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) designed to conduct missions including border reconnaissance and maritime patrols, China Central Television (CCTV) reported.<\/p>\n
Previously known by its codename the 'Soar Dragon', it features a tandem-wing design, and is \"extra-large\" with an extended flight capability, a Chinese military expert told the Global Times.<\/p>\n
The drone has a 24-metre wingspan and is 14-metre in length, making it one of China's largest drones, said the SCMP.<\/p>\n
Drones such as the CH-6 and WZ-7 represent an improvement in [China's] ability to conduct more precise surgical strikes on targets.<\/p>\n
Defence Blog described the WZ-7 as a high-altitude, long-endurance remotely piloted vehicle with a bizarre design.<\/p>\n
It said: \"Developed for long-endurance missions at high altitudes, the aircraft features an unusual tandem, joined wing platform.<\/p>\n
\"The operational WZ-7 is likely to be used for maritime surveillance of foreign bases and warships, as part of the anti-access\/area denial kill chain<\/p>\n
\"Its long flight time and large sensor payload, in particular, could allow it to follow aircraft carriers, while vacuuming up a wealth of data, for extended periods of time.\"<\/p>\n
Ridzwan Rahmat, principal defence analyst at Janes military news said: Drones such as the CH-6 and WZ-7 represent an improvement in [China's] ability to conduct more precise surgical strikes on targets that were previously unreachable given its lack of eyes in the skies'.\"<\/p>\n
Malcolm Davis, a senior analyst specialising in Chinese security at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute in Canberra, said both drones would be heavily used to help control the South China Sea - which China claims it owns.<\/p>\n
He told the SCMP that the WZ-7 and CH-6 would be used alongside Chinas other drone and autonomous systems, as well as piloted aircraft.<\/p>\n
They would boost the \"reconnaissance and attack capability against US and allied forces operating in the Indo-Pacific region.<\/p>\n
They are platforms designed for forward intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, operating from high altitude, and are designed to detect and track US naval forces, cueing Chinas long-range strike capabilities to attack them,\" Davis added.<\/p>\n
Their unveiling comes as Taiwan has vowed to arm itself with long-range missiles to defend against the severe threat from China amid World War Three fears.<\/p>\n
The pledge comes after the Chinese air force made more than 500 incursions intoTaiwans air-defence identification zone so far in 2021, according to an official.<\/p>\n
China treats the self-governing island democracy as a rebel region thatmust be reunited with the mainland- by force if necessary.<\/p>\n
Taiwan has already this month proposed extra defence spending of almost $9 billion over the next five years.<\/p>\n
Chinais rapidly developing its military systems to attack the island, Defence Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng warned on Monday.<\/p>\n
Taiwan needs to have long-range, accurate weapons to properly deter its bullying neighbour, he added.<\/p>\n
It intends buying new missiles, as it has warned of an urgent need to upgrade weapons in the face of a \"severe threat\" from its giant neighbour.<\/p>\n
Chiu today told parliament that Taiwan needed to let China know it could defend itself.<\/p>\n
He said of its future missile capability: \"The development of equipment must be long range, precise, and mobile, so that the enemy can sense that we are prepared as soon as they dispatch their troops.\"<\/p>\n
Chui said that the Chinese air force has made more than 500 incursions into Taiwans air-defence identification zone so far in 2021.<\/p>\n
This compares to the record 380 incursions into Taiwan's defence zone made by Chinese military jets last year.<\/p>\n
Just last Thursday, China flew 24 warplanes including two nuclear-capable bombers into Taiwan's air defence zone, the biggest incursion in weeks, after voicing its opposition to Taipei joining a major trans-Pacific trade deal.<\/p>\n
In response, Taiwan's air force scrambled to warn off the aircraft, which included 12 J-16 fighters and two nuclear-capable H-6 bombers, the defence ministry said.<\/p>\n
Taiwan recently staged chilling biowarfare defence drillsamid fears China is creating weaponised coronaviruses in preparation for World War Three.<\/p>\n
Troops simulated a biological and chemical attack by Beijing as well as preventing a decapitation strike against their president.<\/p>\n
Drills took place throughout Taiwan as well as on the Taiwan Straits as part of its largest annual military exercise, and involved both standing and select reserve forces.<\/p>\n
Despite China increasing efforts to force the democratically governed island to accept Chinese sovereignty, most Taiwanese have no shown no wish to be ruled by autocratic Beijing.<\/p>\n
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