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发帖数: 6973 | 1 BBC Chinese, May 16, 2011.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp
/world/2011/05/110516_us_china_drone.shtml
, which is based on
Eric Talmadge, US Navy drones: Coming to a carrier near China? Associated
Press, May 16, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110516
/ap_on_re_as/as_china_us_military_rivalry_drones_3
("Current Navy fighter jets can only operate about 500 nautical miles (900
kilometers) from a target, leaving a carrier within range of the Chinese
missile. Drones would have an unrefueled combat radius of 1,500 nautical
miles (2,780 kilometers) and could remain airborne for 50 to 100 hours —
versus the 10 hour maximum for a pilot")
My comment: The AP report states, "China is decades away from building a
military as strong as America's, but it is developing air, naval and missile
capabilities that could challenge U.S. supremacy in the Pacific — and with
it, America's ability to protect important shipping lanes and allies such
as Japan and South Korea.
Taiwan is the elephant in the room. |
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