PLA S-300 air defense system put RoCAF IDF fighter under radar lock-on

Taiwan’s military has confirmed that an upgraded IDF fighter was put under radar lock-on by a Chinese S-300 air defense missile system last year.

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Locklear: Chinese reclamation works in South China Sea could lead to new ADIZ

Commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, Adm. Samuel Locklear, told Congress that China’s may be able to enforce a Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) over South China Sea once reclamation works on islands it occupied there are completed.

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