USA to supply Taiwan with SeaGuardian multifunctional UAVs

The United States intends to supply Taiwan with several medium-altitude reconnaissance and strike drone long range SeaGuardian. We can talk about four or more UAVs.

It is reported that the US State Department has already approved the delivery of drones to Taiwan, and the parties are currently negotiating weapons for these drones. The delivery time for the drones and the amount of the agreement were not disclosed. The Ministry of Defense of Taiwan plans to use the received UAVs to monitor the sea area and warships of the PLA Navy.

The MQ-9B SeaGuardian UAV is a marine version of the MQ-9B SkyGuardian drone, aka the Predator multipurpose unmanned system. The MQ-9B medium-altitude drone was developed on the basis of the MQ-9 Reaper striker, its first flight took place at the end of 2016. The device is capable of flying at speeds up to 388 kilometers per hour and at an altitude of up to 14 thousand meters. The flight duration is up to 48 hours for a distance of over 11 thousand km. The UAVs in service with the Taiwan Air Force have a range of about 200 km.

Recall that Taiwan has its own government and considers itself an independent state. In turn, China considers Taiwan one of the provinces of the PRC and is categorically opposed to the supply of weapons to Taipei. Despite this, Washington continues to supply weapons Taiwan, while remaining the main supplier of weapons for its army.

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[Mavrikiy]

USA to supply Taiwan with SeaGuardian multifunctional UAVs

Beautiful, powerful, but by and large useless for Taiwan. His fate is decided.

[Lannan Shi]

Quote: Mavrikiy

Beautiful, powerful, but by and large useless for Taiwan. His fate is decided.

Is not a fact. Far from being a fact. China has claims to all its neighbors. In different sizes, but for all. And most importantly, having satisfied the old claims, he very quickly puts forward new ones. And with a 99 percent probability, a very solid anti-Chinese coalition is just around the corner. For the question of survival is stupid for the neighbors of a peaceful and non-aggressive China. And again, with a very high probability, Taiwan will live up to the creation of such a coalition.

[rotmistr60]

The US State Department has already approved the delivery of UAVs to Taiwan

I still would not approve when it contributes to the tension in relations with China. Kohl have chosen their next enemy will hammer in all directions. This country (USA) will be destroyed not only by corruption (according to O. Henry), but also by the State Department.

[vl4disav.imir]

Good machines

[Hydrography Bay Golden Horn]

Fuck! PLA nervously smokes

[Alien From]

So the striped comrade Xi is angry ...

[APASUS]

Nothing has changed under the Moon for 200 years. To push one nation under the theme of democracy and freedom has become commonplace! Earlier this was the sin of England, and now the United States.
Peacekeepers Mlyn!

[voyaka uh]

Maybe China and Taiwan will unite peacefully
like the German Democratic Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany (also one people). China is gradually moving
to capitalism. The CCP is called communist only formally.
In fact - the usual Ruling party.

[iConst]

Quote: voyaka uh

China is gradually moving
to capitalism.

An interesting statement. And what happened before?
This I mean that if you take the history of the development of the USSR, then suddenly it turns out that the economic model of the USSR was ... capitalism! More precisely, a variety like state capitalism. And it was a state corporation.

This is written in any normal textbook on economics.

[voyaka uh]

I agree with you. There was pure state capitalism in the USSR.
And in China today already more than 55% percent
industry is in private hands. In high-tech, this percentage
much higher. The CCP wants to keep only
energy - power plants and part of mining
fossils (valuable strategic resources like rare metals).

[APASUS]

Quote: voyaka uh

Maybe China and Taiwan will unite peacefully
like the GDR and the FRG (also - one people)

Until the Americans are satisfied with this, it is most likely not. And China is ready and see what concessions have been made. Taiwan is a self-sufficient country and the only requirement for the Chinese was the recognition of integrity. China did not insist on the unification of currencies, taxes, army, police

[9PA]

Why America?

[Avior]

I think the story with Hong Kong, this moment was greatly postponed in time. The GDR and the FRG were different - the FRG was richer, the Germans were interested in the GDR.
And in the situation with China, the situation is different, with all the achievements of modern mainland China

[Sergej1972]

The Taiwanese authorities do not consider Taiwan to be a separate state, they consider themselves the legitimate authority of all of China, and the PRC considers the territory temporarily occupied by the CCP. Although there are parties and politicians who support the proclamation of Taiwan's independence.

[Avior]

Moreover, until 1971, it was Taiwan that entered the UN Security Council as China as a permanent member of the Security Council.

[Grazdanin]

MQ-9 and others like it are so outdated that you can start selling to everyone. In the United States, they are not satisfied with their share in the UAV market, they will increase sales.

[tralflot1832]

The PLA has an unmanned target, no pilot, how much will the Chinese sailors have the patience to endure this Taiwanese UAV astern.

[vl4disav.imir]

Quote: tralflot1832

The PLA has an unmanned target, no pilot, how much will the Chinese sailors have the patience to endure this Taiwanese UAV astern.

As much as the Taiwanese operators of this UAV will have enough patience not to sink any PLA naval target.

[tralflot1832]

We look closely under the wing of this magical UAV. We see an anti -arable missile? And it really isn’t there. There are Helfiers and what is a little more powerful. What are they going to sink? For a Chinese destroyer, it's like an elephant. Prepare for school on your own land. !

[Avior]

It will now be easier for Taiwanese to patrol the strait with mainland China.

[Andrey Krasnoyarsky]

Who is Taiwan going to fight with? Really with China?