The Chinese advanced radars taking on stealth aircraft
- Improvements to systems highlighted at industry show in Nanjing
- Developments come as countries around the world boost their defences with drones and stealth aircraft
China has put the spotlight on its advanced radars, highlighting improvements in its ability to track US stealth aircraft at an industry expo, according to state media.
The hardware on display at the three-day World Radar Expo in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing included the long-range SLC-7, JY-26 and LC-8E systems, state-run Global Times reported on Friday.
Each of these systems can identify and track stealth aircraft, which are designed to avoid detection and carry out precision strikes against key military assets.
Song Zhongping, a Hong Kong-based military commentator and a former People’s Liberation Army instructor, said China was putting more attention on radars as China seeks to improve its ability to identify enemy targets amid various military threats.
“China is developing even more advanced systems such as metric wave, quantum and laser radars to further improve Chinese military’s tracking capabilities,” Song said.
He said China aimed to integrate radar systems throughout the country in a single early-warning network.
