Taiwan’s defense ministry has deployed anti-drone weapons in a Taipei-controlled archipelago a few kilometers from mainland China, local media report.
The Taiwanese army pointed out that its troops were stationed there Kinmen and Matsu Islandswere equipped with cannons that block the frequency that the operator uses to communicate with the drone, causing Unmanned aerial vehicles lose control and crash.
The measure was enacted after Taiwan’s military first shot down one on September 1 civilian drone of unknown origin that it had entered the airspace over the restricted waters of Lieyu Township in the Kinmen Archipelago. Taiwanese Prime Minister Su Tseng-chang stated that the shooting down was “most suitable”addressed to Beijing after repeated warnings.
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While on August 30, the Taiwanese Armed Forces opened fire warning against another drone on the island of Erdan, also in said archipelago. After the shots were fired, the UAV changed course and left the area.
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen ordered it Army takes vigorous action to counteract Chinese drones at the right time.
Taipei has repeatedly denounced the constant incursions of this type of aircraft near its sovereign territory on the high seas rising tensions in the region after the visit of the President of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, to the island in early August. (RT News)