And this is a serious problem. Information about a rather curious situation has appeared on the network. The day before, the air defense system of Taiwan, purchased in the United States, did not notice a small Chinese Y-12 civilian transport aircraft approaching the island. =”Taiwan air defense system from US did not detect Chinese aircraft” alt=”Taiwan air defense system from US did not detect Chinese aircraft” Taiwan air defense system from US did not detect Chinese aircraft consists of anti-aircraft missiles and an AN/FPS-117 radar station, i.e. is a completely advanced combat unit, this incident demonstrated its “serious weakness”. is able to recognize targets only in the range from 120 to 470 kilometers, while Dongyin is located 16 km from the mainland. sources in the Ministry of Defense, spoke about the receipt of the Russian Aerospace Forces for experimental duty of the 104Zh6 meter range radar.
Source: South China Morning Post