Financial Times: The United States and Japan will share the real -time data of the nav

(London News) The Financial Times reported that the United States, Taiwan, and Japan will share the real -time data of the naval reconnaissance drone, which shows that the United States is committed to strengthening coordination with allies and preparing for Taiwan to attack Taiwan.U.S. officers pointed out that such data exchange is crucial, but it is expected that China will regard the plan as an upgrade situation.

General Atomics, the US defense contractor, is scheduled to deliver four MQ-9B "Sea Guardian" drones to Taiwan from 2025.The report quoted four insiders that the United States allowed the United States to include these drones in the system used by the United States forces and the Japanese Self -Defense Force in the Asia -Pacific region.This means that the United States and allies and partners will be able to see all the information collected by the drone at the same time.

MQ-9B Maritime Guardian is the maritime version of the U.S. military in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, and Syria, which is widely used in the "Reaper" (also translated as a "harvester") drone.Ship and radar.If a war broke out in Taiwan, the surface warships and submarines will be deployed around Taiwan. At that time, this ability will play an important role.During a peaceful period, these drones can also strengthen the ability of Taiwan and nearby countries to fully grasp the ability of the Chinese army in the first island chain in real time.

A source said: "We will take practical methods to ensure the integration of the relevant system as soon as possible." A military officer involved in the plan revealed that the Taiwan army will be trained to learn how to use the US and the Japanese army to useThis drone system.

U.S. Military Officer: Data sharing is very important but it is also a big taboo

It is an extremely sensitive issue to include Taiwan into the interoperability structure of the US military and allies.A senior US military official pointed out: "The sharing of data sharing between Japan, Taiwan, Taiwan and the Philippines, and the United States and the United States is very important, but this is also a big taboo, because China will regard this as an upgrade of the situation."

Pentagon and Taiwan Government refused to comment on the report.

The former commander and retired Lieutenant General Steven Rudder of the Pacific Navy Marine Corps said: "For this area, MQ-9 is a relatively new system. We have begun to establish M-Q9 Run the network, just like what we did in the past in the Middle East, Africa and Europe. "

He said that once the U.S. Marine Corps received the first batch of MQ-9, the US Air Force was allowed to fly away from Japan, Japanese maritime security, and the Navy began to deploy these drones.How to build a general -purpose combat trend chart ".

Heino Klinck, a former senior official who is responsible for Asian affairs, said that linking intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance system can bring obvious advantages."The Chinese People's Liberation Army is increasingly infringing on Taiwan and Japan's air defense identification zone. It undoubtedly provides clear reasons for strengthening cooperation for Taiwan and other like -minded stakeholders, including Taiwan, Japan and other like -minded stakeholders including the United States."