China's Drone Swarm: Taiwan's New Threat

0:00On March 27, China has deployed around 200 old fighter jets, converted into attack drones, at six air bases near the Taiwan Strait. These WJ-6 models from the 1960s now sit ready at five spots in Fujian Province and one in Guangdong based on fresh satellite, images from a Mitchell Institute report. Experts say the People's Liberation Army plans to unleash these drones like a swarm of cruise missiles in the first wave of any Taiwan assault. They'd flood defenses, forcing enemies to burn through pricey interceptors, just to handle the numbers. Taiwanese security leaders call it asymmetric warfare, draining resources early on. They're rushing new counter drone systems and stressing the cost of fighting cheap threats with high-end weapons. Air warfare pros warn it had mixed with missiles and modern UAVs for a total defense overload. These drones started as Soviet MIG-19 copies, stripped of guns and fitted with autopilot tech. China displayed one at last year's air show, noting its use for strikes

1:02or training targets. More than 500 may exist overall. With bases exposed to counter strikes, the strategy hinges on a massive early launch to shift the fight fast, as Beijing ramps up its air power edge. Amid ongoing Taiwan tensions, this has been Global News Today, powered by AI.