Several fighters from East China
Sea Fleet patrolled around the Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) over the
East China Sea after receiving orders that unidentified tracking occurred near
the ADIZ on the morning of Feb. 10.
The
report said that helicopters from a carrier-based helicopter brigade along with
the carrier patrolled around the area and missiles were set on fighters on duty
at nearby military airports which were prepared to take off for combat. However
the report did not disclose which country the objects belong to or other
relevant information.
Some
Western media guessed that the unidentified objects might be the U.S. F-22
stealth fighter jets. Chinese military expert Yin Zhuo told Asia Today that if
the unidentified objects appearing near ADIZ over the East China Sea turned out
to be F-22 from the U.S., it would be a good opportunity for China's military
to practice its ability to find, identify and intercept stealth fighters.
Does
China's military have the ability to find and identify stealth fighters?
Military experts said that new type of Chinese Phased Array Radar is able to
fulfill this task. Yin also said that F-22 is not totally stealth and
meter-wave radar could detect the fighter. Radars arranged towards the East
China Sea are able to find the F-22 stealth fighter jets, according to Yin.
Besides, airborne early warning and control aircraft like KJ-2000 and KJ-500
are also equipped with the ability to detect stealth fighter jets. Asia Times
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