Taiwan to set up radar picket in South China Sea as Ma Ying-jeou prepares to visit Taiping island

The Republic of China Air Force and Navy is busy setting up a radar picket from Taiwan to Taiping island in South China Sea as President Ma Ying-jeuo is expected to fly there between Dec. 12-14.

ROCAF E-2T 2501 Display at Chih Hang Air Force Base 20130601
By 玄史生 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons

E-2 Hawkeye will provide the primary air picture during the early phase of the outbound flight. Once the C-130 exit from the Taiwan ADIZ, warships from the RoCN will take over to monitor the airspace around his aircraft.

For this, a Kidd-class destroyer and two Cheng Kung-class frigates are being positioned along the route. They will be relay their data back to Taiwan using the Po Sheng C4I system.

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