Viewpoint china
Photograph: eng.chinamil.com.cn / Zhang Haishen and Cheng Guang
A group of J-11 fighter jets of Plaaf
LARGEST INTRUSION INTO AIRSPACE OF TAIWAN BY PLAAF An exercise by such a large and varied fleet of military aircraft could not have been undertaken without elaborate, meticulous and long term planning by the PLAAF By Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd) As per the Ministry of National Defence of the Republic of China, the name by which Taiwan’s Ministry of Defence is formally known as, a fleet of 28 military aircraft belonging to the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) of China, intruded into the Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ) of Taiwan on June 15 this year. The fleet of aircraft of the PLAAF of
4
ISSUE 6 • 2021
China responsible for the alleged intrusion into the ADIZ of Taiwan, consisted of 14 J-16 and six J-11 fighters as well as four H-6 bombers that are capable of being equipped with nuclear weapons. In addition, there were four other platforms which included anti-submarine aircraft, electronic warfare aircraft as well as early warning aircraft. It should be evident that an exer-
www.sps-aviation.com
