The Taiwan Ministry of National Defense announced on the 28th that it fired a flare gun to warn of an unmanned aerial vehicle of unknown affiliation flying near China and above a remote island effectively controlled by Taiwan.
According to the Ministry of Defense of Taiwan, on the 28th, a flying object of unknown affiliation passed twice in the vicinity of Higashibiki Island, which is located on the coast of Fujian Province, China, and is stationed there. It means that it fired a signal bullet for warning.
Analysis revealed that the flying object was an unmanned aerial vehicle, and the Taiwanese army "does not rule out scouting the defense situation and looking for a reaction."
Taiwan is conducting a large-scale annual military exercise nationwide this week, and on the 25th of the first day, a Chinese unmanned aircraft swirled over Taiwan's east, the Japanese Ministry of Defense announced. increase.
Also, near Higashibiki Island, a Chinese propeller plane "Luck 12" flew low in February, and the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense "does not rule out the possibility of testing the reaction of the Taiwanese army using a non-military aircraft." It showed the view.