China’s UAVs capable of disrupting U.S. aircraft carriers

Taipei, June 24 (CNA) China has reportedly developed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) capable of interfering with the navigation of U.S. aircraft carriers in the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea, according to foreign reports. China Briefing, a news website sponsored by the Washington-based Jamestown Foundation, said China’s continued investment in UAV research will make it the second UAV country after the U.S., and its rapidly developed UAVs will enable Beijing to interfere with the situation in the two bodies of water. The UAV has become an important tool for the Chinese navy to carry out “anti-intervention and regional isolation operations,” and the vehicles will be used particularly in anti-aircraft carrier combat, it said. Jane’s Defense Weekly reported that the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force displayed two pictures captured by its surveillance aircraft that show three People’s Liberation Army Navy vessels crossing the Miyako waterway into the western Pacific on April 29. One of the pictures shows three UAVs practicing vertical take-offs and landings on the rear deck of China’s Type 054A frigate “Zhoushan.” Based on the picture, analysts speculated that the UAVs have good stealth capability and can carry 34 kilograms for six hours. When performing reconnaissance missions, the UAVs […]
China’s UAVs capable of disrupting U.S. aircraft carriers