Boost Attacks, China Transports Helicopters Into Taiwan Island

China increased sorties dozens of attacks and transport helicopters entered the island of Taiwan's. Joining fighter jets and special mission aircraft attack and transport helicopters of the chinese people's liberation army, PLA. were spotted near the island of taiwan in a drill for the first time on tuesday with military experts said on wednesday that choppers can provide more tactical options and landing operations and this displayed the increased combat readiness of the pla in the region cause height tension.

U.S Defense ministry said he would defend Taiwan all out. A total of seven pla aircraft a Y-8 command control and communications aircraft, a Y-8 reconnaissance aircraft, a Y-8 electronic warfare aircraft, two J-16 fighter jets, Dozens of MI-17 cargo helicopter and a WZ-10 attack helicopter entered the island of taiwan's self-proclaimed southwest air defense identification zone on tuesday.

The island's defense authority said in a media release late on the same day. It was the first time the PLA attack helicopter joined such an exercise in the region since the island's defense authorities started to announce flight activities of the pla on a daily basis media outlets on the island said.

Despite having slower speeds and shorter ranges compared with fixed-wing aircraft. Helicopters can take off and land vertically and hover and this gives them special advantages in island and landing operations. Fujian Xiao a chinese military aviation expert told the Global Times on wednesday.

As a transport helicopter the MI-17 has a large capacity for personnel and vehicles but does not have armament so it needs an armed helicopter like the WZ-10 to escort it Phu said.

The partnership of the two makes sense particularly when operating in high-risk areas as the WZ-10 has high firepower advanced sensors and avionics that make it capable of attacking both land and maritime targets and even engaging in air-to-air combat for self-defense according to Foo.

The appearance of pla helicopters in addition to a wide variety of fixed-wing aircraft near taiwan showed that the pla's training intensity and combat readiness are increasing and the region is within the pla's grasp phu said.

In august a PLAZ9 anti-submarine warfare helicopter penetrated into the region for the first time. The island's defense authority said at the time. But the Z-9 at that time was likely Vessel born and operated by the PLA Navy aviation force for the purpose of anti-submarine warfare, while the MI-17 and the WZ-10 this time were likely land-based and operated by the PLA army aviation force for the purpose of amphibious assault, observer said.

Chinese president Xi Jinping has urged efforts to break new ground in the development of the country's military weaponry and equipment and contribute to the realization of the goals set for the centennial of the people's liberation army, PLA the Xinhua news agency reported on tuesday.

Xi also general secretary of the communist party of china, CPC central committee and chairman of the central military commission, CMC made the remarks at a military conference on weaponry and equipment-related work which was held in Beijing on monday and tuesday. She extended sincere greetings to the participants of the conference and those working on the relevant front. Hailing the historic achievements in weaponry and equipment developed over the past five years. She said the progress has served as the material and technological underpinning for the country's strategic capabilities military strength in particular.

He called for efforts to accelerate the implementation of tasks for the 14th five-year plan period 2021-25 and advance the building of a modernized management system for weaponry and equipment. CMC cice chairman Zhong Yusha also attended the conference.

Speaking at the event, Zhong stressed efforts to create strong synergy and weaponry and equipment development, focus on the needs of national security, pay close attention to practical military preparedness, boost scitec self-reliance and self-improvement, aim for the world's top class and speed up the modernization of weaponry and equipment.

Song Zhongping a chinese military expert and tv commentator told the Global Times on tuesday that the core of Zai's speech coincides with china's targets to realize information, mechanization and intelligentization ahead of the 100th anniversary in 2027 of the PLA's founding and basically complete the modernization of china's national defense and armed forces by 2035.