On the 24th, the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense confirmed for the first time that a new Chinese fighter aircraft compatible with electronic warfare has entered the air defense identification zone set by Taiwan.
According to the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense, a total of 13 military aircraft, including the Chinese military aircraft 16D fighter, entered the air defense identification zone set off the southwest coast of Taiwan on the 24th.
The 殲 16D is a new type of fighter that supports electronic warfare that neutralizes enemy radar and communications, and was first unveiled at an air show held in Guangdong Province in southern China from September to October last year.
Regarding the 16D, the Chinese military bulletin "Liberation Army Bulletin" introduced that it "has a comprehensive operational capability that integrates reconnaissance, attack and defense," and in November "it was already put into actual combat training." As I said, this is the first time Taiwan has confirmed that it has entered the air defense identification zone.
"The electronic warfare aircraft that have been confirmed to have entered the air defense identification zone of Taiwan are mainly" defense "that confuses the radar of the other party," said Mr. Takaki Tate of the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense think tank "National Defense Safety Research Institute". The 16D also has the ability to destroy radar with missiles, which poses an additional threat to Taiwan. "