Preface
On April 18, Philippine reporters witnessed a Chinese Wuzhen-7 "Xianglong" high-altitude reconnaissance plane heading toward their homeland in the skies over the South China Sea, and China's unprecedented move was a silent response to the United States' deployment of medium-range missiles in the Philippines.
The reconnaissance plane-7 has approached the Philippines' doorstep, and Chinese drones have crossed the South China Sea to the entire territory of the Philippines to investigate the deployment of the other side, paving the way for fire support, and it will only take 300 seconds to quell any conflict if it takes only 300 seconds to attack the east wind.
The Chinese People's Liberation Army "showed its sword" at the right time, and the ace Wuzhen-7 unmanned reconnaissance aircraft appeared, so what advantages did Wuzhen-7 have in the face of the "Typhon" system equipped with Tomahawk missiles in the United States?
The United States deploys medium-range missile systems
Geopolitical tensions in the South China Sea have intensified recently, with the United States reportedly deploying intermediate-range missile systems in the Philippines to target China's coastal areas and threatening a series of deterrence and strike measures.
On April 22, the joint military exercise between the United States and the Philippines officially began, targeting Chinese-made supply ships, and even more provoking China, and China will not show weakness in the face of such a grim situation.
It is worth mentioning that the Chinese-made unmanned reconnaissance aircraft "Wuzhan-7" once carried out a mission over the Sea of Japan, and at that time it showed impressive long-range flight and altitude superiority, which was impressive, even Japan's most advanced F-15 fighter could only be seen in the dust, and the belly and tail flame of the "Wuzhan-7" became the only perspective under the lens of the Japanese media that day.
Since the US military decided to use the Typhon system on Luzon Island in the Philippines as the first stop, the strategic intention of the United States is self-evident: the sword is aimed at Chinese mainland and the Taiwan Strait, which also exacerbates the tension in the security situation in the South China Sea, but the PLA immediately takes countermeasures.
What are the advantages of the Wuzhen-7 for the Typhon system?
In the face of U.S. strategy, the use of the Wuzhen-7 is the best choice at the moment, as it is capable of flying at very high altitudes, thus providing a wider field of view and higher reconnaissance efficiency.
Its excellent ability to fly at high altitudes makes it less vulnerable to surface-to-air weapon systems, which are equipped with advanced optical and electronic reconnaissance equipment capable of providing high-resolution images and data that are beneficial for intelligence gathering and analysis.
The "Typhon" system is a radar system used to detect and track incoming missiles, especially tactical ballistic missiles and cruise missiles, so when there is no Zy-7, the Zy-7 can provide early warning and continuous monitoring to help locate and track missile launch activities.
If the reconnaissance-7 is to be used against the "Typhon" system, it will use its reconnaissance capability to discover and track the radar site and other key strategic deployment facilities of the "Typhon" to provide intelligence support for subsequent strikes, and can timely and effectively assist the PLA in military offensive and defensive operations.
Not only that, China's satellites are always keeping an eye on the "Typhon" and cooperating with the Wuzhen-7 to adjust its strategic objectives at any time, no matter how powerful its military strength is, it has provided China with important Philippine strategic deployment intelligence and countermeasures.
Although the U.S.-Philippine military cooperation has brought new destabilizing factors to the South China Sea, China's response has begun to bear fruit, and even the United States cannot ignore the reconnaissance capability of the Wuzhen-7 despite the start of the U.S. military exercises.
When the data arrives on the Wuzhen-7, if China uses ballistic missiles, it will only take 300 seconds to carry out an all-round strike, but if other types of maritime vessels or different weapons systems are used, the attack may be faster and take less time.
As for the US military show in the Philippines, it seems that it is only intended to show strength, and in the context of modern warfare, it is difficult to form a decisive deterrent with the deployment of weapons alone.
In today's era, intelligence dominates the battlefield situation, and with our army's advanced integrated land, sea, air, and space reconnaissance system, it is difficult for the PLA to escape the eyes of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in any disturbance.
The Philippines is involved in the great power game
For the Chinese People's Liberation Army, "seeing" is no longer a difficult problem, "finding" has become the basic criterion, and "accurate reconnaissance" has become the norm; on the other hand, the US military's single force flaunting is very outdated in terms of strategy, and it seems that it is still stuck in the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union in the last century.
But now the times have changed, China is not the Soviet Union, the mainland's powerful military research and development capabilities are leading in the world, and its military strategy is also one of the best; in addition to intelligence on the modern battlefield, the ability to respond quickly in multidimensional space is also very good, and this ability enables us to strike decisively in the face of emergencies and seize the initiative on the battlefield.
Although the adversary is trying to exert pressure by deploying near the sea, in the face of China's overall strategic early warning and response mechanism, the US has sent missiles for thousands of miles like a child's trick.
It can be seen that the United States intends to provoke China to act first in the situation in the South China Sea, and the Philippines is just one of the useful pawns, and when it is no longer useful, the United States will abandon it as it did with Ukraine.
The real contest between the big powers lies in the all-round balance of strength and the wisdom of dealing with the situation on the spot, and the Philippines does not have any confidence to compete with the big powers.
The dispatch of the Wuzhen-7 is not only a technical display, but also a silent declaration of strength, which makes the Philippines clearly understand that militarily, they are simply not comparable to the mainland's R&D capabilities in the field of high-end military equipment.
The U.S.-Japan-Philippines alliance has been paying close attention to the South China Sea, and after seeing China's strength, it must be extremely complex and full of anxiety now, after all, on the battlefield of the future, only the side that constantly pursues technological superiority and strategic flexibility can have the last laugh.
Bibliography:
Global Times: On November 10, 2021, "Blockbuster! Air Force's new UAV-7 Wuzhi-7 was fully put into actual combat training"
Global Network: On September 29, 2021, "three "mysterious" drones debuted at the 13th China Airshow.
Sina Military: On April 20, 2024, "China's Wuzhen-7 high-altitude drone flew to the Philippines for the first time, closely following the US medium-range missile stationed on Luzon Island"
Sina.com: On April 21, 2024, "the mainland" Xianglong "flew over the Sea of Japan for the first time, and Japan said that there is no equipment to intercept it at present"