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26 September 2024 (Thursday); Updated 27 September; 7/8 October, 11 October.
China is BACK!
After a Quiet Period, Chinese Aircraft Ramping Despite Weather Conditions
By Wendell Minnick (Whiskey Mike) 顏文德
TAIPEI - After heavy rains, then Typhoon Krathon, Chinese air sorties dropped to near nothing, but are now back, though heavy rains on the 8 October reduced that days sorties.
The worst day for Taiwan in 2024 was 11 July when at total of 66 aircraft entered the Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ).
It slowed down to a trickle since the end of Ghost Month.
It has suddenly risen, including entering the Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ):
26 September: 43 aircraft with 34 in ADIZ (79%).
27 September: 41 aircraft with 32 in ADIZ (78%)
Then the typhoon which reduced sorties to a trickle until 7 October.
7 October: 27 aircraft with 19 in ADIZ (70%)
8 October: 12 aircraft with 8 in ADIZ (66%), sorties effected by heavy rains.
10 October: 12 aircraft with 8 in ADIZ (66%), sorties affected by bad weather.
11 October: 20 aircraft with 13 in ADIZ (65%).
12 October: 24 aircraft with 22 in ADIZ (91%).
13 October: 11 aircraft with 9 in ADIZ (81%).
9 October: No Map, but the Ministry of National Defense reported:
Department of Defense Press Releases
Time: October 9, 2024, 1810:00:00 PM (UTC+8)
The Ministry of National Defense (MND) said today that since 1250 hours, it has detected 20 sorties of main, auxiliary and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of the Chinese Communist Party (CPC) including the Su-30 fighter and KJ-500 [AWAC = Airborne Warning and Control System] aircraft. The Chinese armed forces use joint intelligence surveillance and detection methods to strictly grasp and dispatch mission aircraft, ships and coastal missile systems to suit the situation.
From 24 May - the end of Ghost Month (2 Sept), Taiwan’s military reported that 1,784 Chinese military aircraft, both combat fighters, surveillance/electronic warfare aircraft, and unmanned aerial vehicles, had flown missions in support of annual exercises. 68% to 85% entered the ADIZ.
Consider these books for further study:
Chinese Air-Launched Weapons & Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Targeting Pods (2019)
Chinese C4I/EW (Vol. 1) (2022) Volume 1.
Chinese C4I/EW (Vol. 2) (2022) Volume 2.
Chinese Fixed-Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (2016) Note this is Volume 1.
Chinese Rotary/VTOL Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (2016) Volume 1.
Chinese Seaplanes, Amphibious Aircraft and Aerostats/Airships (2016)
More Chinese Fixed Wing UAVs (2019) Volume 2.
More Chinese Rotary & VTOL UAVs (2019) Volume 2.
Saigon After Dark (50th Anniversary Edition; with added pictures and maps)
