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The Air Force Has a Master Plan to Stop a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan
At first glance, the war game seemed to herald something of a turning point: for the first time in recent years, the U.S. military won a simulated conflict with China. However, that victory comes with serious caveats.
The U.S. Air Force finally has a plan for successfully repelling a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, but only at a steep cost.
China has spent the past decade gradually building up its strength against U.S. assets operating in the Pacific, but a series of earlier war games have shown just how drastically the regional balance of power has shifted in Beijing’s favor. Noting China’s growing success in countering U.S. power projection capabilities, Air Force Lt. Gen. Clinton Hinote offered a bleak assessment: “At that point, the trend in our war games was not just that we were losing, but we were losing faster . . . After the 2018 war game I distinctly remember one of our gurus of wargaming standi
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US military planners have identified the advanced equipment they believe they need to stop China occupying Taiwan.
Analysts say up to 80% of America s naval and air power may be needed to win, which could still come at a heavy cost.
The United States Air Force has concluded it can repel a mainland Chinese invasion of Taiwan using next-generation technology to achieve control of the skies, but victory would come at a heavy cost, according to media reports.
Analysts said the US military may need to deploy up to 80% of its conventional naval and air forces to repel the People s Liberation Army based on the fact that six US aircraft carrier strike groups were needed to defeat Iraq in the first Gulf War in 1991.
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How next-generation technology could allow US to fight off mainland Chinese invasion of Taiwan The US would have to commit the bulk of its forces to the Asia-Pacific to stop an invasion of Taiwan. Photo: Handout
The United States Air Force has concluded it can repel a mainland Chinese invasion of Taiwan using next-generation technology to achieve control of the skies, but victory would come at a heavy cost, according to media reports
Analysts said the US military may need to deploy up to 80 per cent of its conventional naval and air forces to repel the People s Liberation Army based on the fact that six US aircraft carrier strike groups were needed to defeat Iraq in the first Gulf War in 1991.
Earlier this month, a U.S. Navy warship trolled the Chinese navy’s first aircraft carrier battle group, following and filming it from only a short distance away.
The U.S. Navy took video the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) aircraft carrier Liaoning and its accompanying battle group and the video made the rounds on social media, even appearing on China’s Twitter alternative, Weibo.
“#Chinese #carrier LIAONING 16 and task group reportedly as seen from a US #Navy ship,” naval warfare journalist Chris Cavas tweeted.
Commander Robert Briggs, the commanding officer of the U.S. Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG-89) also posed for a photo with his feet kicked up, watching the Chinese aircraft carrier from a short distance away.