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02-08-2022, 07:26 PM
https://eurasiantimes.com/chinas-twin-ta...er-taiwan/
China’s ‘Twin-Tailed’ Scorpion Drone Flew Undetected Over Taiwan Amid US-China Tensions Over Nancy Pelosi
August 2, 2022
As tensions between the US and China over a possible visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan hogs the global limelight, recently, China’s TB-001 UAV flew around Taiwan’s eastern waters completely undetected.
The UAV was initially tested as a fire-extinguishing aircraft and had tremendous demand within China’s domestic market. It was flown between Japan and Taiwan at the peak of the tensions between the US and China over Pelosi’s potential visit to the Islands.
A December 2021 video showed the tri-engine drone dropping a fire-dousing bomb on a sandy region in Sichuan. Its latest use to deter Japan and Taiwan indicates it has been adopted for a military role.
It hit the headlines on July 26, when the Japanese Defense Ministry reported it flying from the East China Sea through the Miyako Straits between the Japanese islands of Okinawa and Miyakajima. After reaching the Pacific Ocean, the TB-001 flew past the Sakashima Islands and headed to north-eastern Taiwan.
China’s ‘Twin-Tailed’ Scorpion Drone Flew Undetected Over Taiwan Amid US-China Tensions Over Nancy Pelosi
August 2, 2022
As tensions between the US and China over a possible visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan hogs the global limelight, recently, China’s TB-001 UAV flew around Taiwan’s eastern waters completely undetected.
The UAV was initially tested as a fire-extinguishing aircraft and had tremendous demand within China’s domestic market. It was flown between Japan and Taiwan at the peak of the tensions between the US and China over Pelosi’s potential visit to the Islands.
A December 2021 video showed the tri-engine drone dropping a fire-dousing bomb on a sandy region in Sichuan. Its latest use to deter Japan and Taiwan indicates it has been adopted for a military role.
It hit the headlines on July 26, when the Japanese Defense Ministry reported it flying from the East China Sea through the Miyako Straits between the Japanese islands of Okinawa and Miyakajima. After reaching the Pacific Ocean, the TB-001 flew past the Sakashima Islands and headed to north-eastern Taiwan.
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