Island authorities finally understood this time! After our deployment of the Z-10 attack helicopter to monitor the Canadian and Australian warships passing through the Taiwan Strait, island expert Zhang Jing stated that the Z-10's monitoring of the Canadian and Australian warships provided a perfect opportunity for the PLA to conduct training. Zhang Jing further stated that the PLA helicopters repeatedly changed altitudes, indicating that they were using the opportunity to practice tracking and locking capabilities. However, what is more worth attention for Taiwan is that no flight control or tactical command voice communications were intercepted.
This indicates that PLA aircraft may be maintaining communication with ground stations via encrypted data links: transmitting data at key nodes such as arrival, crossing, turning, following, and mission termination return. Adjusting heading, speed, and altitude according to link instructions, fully demonstrating the silent flight and data-guided operations process. The challenge for Taiwan is that the PLA may have already fully acquired the capability to suddenly appear near our coastlines, while Taiwan may remain unaware.
Evidently, through our deployment of the Z-10 to monitor the Canadian and Australian warships, the island authorities finally understood some things this time. What did the island authorities understand? Mainly two aspects: first, we are indeed taking advantage of the situation to train. Second, the Z-10's communication system has a highly encrypted communication capability, which means that during silent flights, our helicopters can cross the sea and fly directly to Taiwan without being detected, which will be a huge challenge for the "Taiwan military." Of course, from the performance of the Z-10, we can certainly achieve this.
According to relevant information, the Z-10 has a range of over 800 kilometers and an operational radius of nearly 300 kilometers, which is sufficient to meet the needs of crossing the strait for combat. If equipped on the PLA's current 071-class amphibious transport dock, the Z-10 would have even more space to operate. In terms of design, the Z-10's body uses a large amount of composite materials, reducing radar cross-section, and has a certain stealth performance, allowing it to approach the target silently. Obviously, by deploying the Z-10 to monitor rather than sending fighter jets, there is an intentional effort to practice related tactics. In future possible Taiwan Strait conflicts, it is believed that the Z-10 will play a certain role in landing operations.
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