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Taiwan's US-made radar tracks PLA ballistic missile launch

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Taiwan's PAVE PAWS early-warning radar system, acquired from the United States, successfully tracked a PLA ballistic missile launch. The radar, located at the Leshan Radar Station in Hsinchu County, detected the missile's initial trajectory from waters off the mainland's coast. With a range of up to 5,000 km, the system is crucial for Taiwan's early-warning capabilities, monitoring areas including mainland China, the South China Sea, and the Korean Peninsula. AI

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Amber Wang ·

    The radar system that Taiwan says tracked the PLA’s ballistic missile launch

    Taiwan gained critical information about Beijing’s ballistic missile launch this week thanks to the island’s long-range early-warning radar system and intelligence sharing with Washington. The island’s AN/FPS-115 Pave Paws long-range early-warning radar detected the missile soon …

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