What a helicopter’s flight in the Taiwan Strait says about Beijing’s war plans
PLA may be practising ‘reconnaissance and strike’, in which drones and helicopters work in tandem alongside rocket artillery
· Lawrence Chung
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PLA may be practising ‘reconnaissance and strike’, in which drones and helicopters work in tandem alongside rocket artillery
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