China stepped up the construction of military facilities on artificial islands and reefs, and built at least 24 concrete hangars for bombers and aerial tankers, thus strengthening the activity capability and scope of China's military forces.
Fox News reported that two American officials said that after US President-elect Donald Trump spoke to Tsai Ing-Wen, China's H -6 long-range bomber with nuclear weapons flew along the "nine-dash line" around the boundary line in the southern waters of China, while China deployed more advanced surface-to-air missiles than Hongqi -9 on the islands in the southern waters under its control. American intelligence satellites found that parts of a surface-to-air missile system in China were loaded at a port in southeastern China.
This type of missile is called "China SA-2 1(S-400) surface-to-air missile", which is more advanced than Hongqi -9. This type of surface-to-air missile is different from Hongqi -9 developed on the basis of S-300. It is developed on the basis of S-400 surface-to-air missile with a range of 400 kilometers, which can not only shoot down aircraft, but also be an anti-ballistic missile.
China's latest long-range air defense missile system mentioned by the US media is actually mentioned many times in the annual US defense report on China, mainly referring to Hongqi -26, but not Hongqi -9.
The Hongqi -26 air defense missile system independently developed by China belongs to China's fourth generation air defense missile, also known as the "China Extended Range Patriot -3 Anti-missile Interceptor" system.
The missile is expected to be able to defend tactical ballistic missiles within a distance of 400 kilometers, and of course it can also attack stealth aircraft such as F-22, F-35 and B-2. Because the performance of this air defense missile is similar to that of the Russian S-400, for example, the most important data missile has a range of about 400 kilometers, so Hongqi -26 is also called China's "favorite" by the outside world.
China also purchased Russian S-400 while developing Hongqi -26, so most people think this transaction is unnecessary and a serious blow to Hongqi -26.
Some Indian media even arbitrarily judged that China failed to copy the S-400, so it was not allowed to consider introducing new Russian air defense missiles.
In fact, although China and Russia have signed relevant agreements, the first batch of S-400 will not be available until 20 17, so the Indian report is simply out of thin air and a wild guess. According to related reports, China completed the finalization test of the fourth-generation domestic air defense missile in August 20 15, which should be the latest report of Hongqi -26.
According to our country's practice, the finalization of a weapon means that it has entered the stage of mass production, so Hongqi -26 should enter mass production in the middle of 20 15.
With President-elect Trump's outspoken and willful behavior, cross-strait relations, Sino-Japanese relations and Sino-US relations, as well as the situation in China's southern waters, have gradually become white-hot. Some analysts almost certainly believe that in the Trump era, the US military will cruise the southern waters of China more frequently.
Therefore, China must be prepared, China must give the United States a stern warning, and China must stop the reckless actions of the US military. In addition to deploying fighter planes on related islands and reefs, the most effective means of defense is inseparable from the deterrence of land-based long-range air defense missiles.
Previously, China had deployed Hongqi -9 in Xisha, but the missile's range was only 150km, which could not completely cover and defend the adjacent islands and reefs, so the effect was not satisfactory.
If the more advanced Red Flag -26 is dispatched, it can not only completely defend all the southern island reefs, but also control all the sea routes and airspace in this sea area from east to west, and the effect will be better.
Especially after Trump spoke to Tsai Ing-Wen, China's H -6K strategic bomber with nuclear warheads cruised along the U-shaped "nine-dash line" in the southern waters of China, which was the biggest declaration of sovereignty in the air.
At sea or on islands and reefs, China is likely to station fighter jets such as J-1 1B, J-10B, Su -30MKK and kj-200, and deploy anti-aircraft missiles such as Hongqi -26 and Eagle Strike-18 to protect all islands and reefs.
It seems almost a fact that the United States has detected that China is transporting Hongqi -26 to its destination. It is believed that once the Red Flag -26 is deployed in the South Island Reef of China, the era of American warplanes cruising in this area will be over!