Taiwan's long-range early-warning radar detected China's recent submarine-launched ballistic missile launch shortly after liftoff, enabling the island to monitor the missile's initial flight and share intelligence with the United States, according to a senior Taiwanese official, reports SCMP. The disclosure offers a rare look at Taiwan's missile-tracking capabilities and its intelligence cooperation with Washington amid heightened cross-strait tensions.
The official, quoted by the SCMP, said Taiwan's AN/FPS-115 Pave Paws early-warning radar detected the missile soon after it was launched from a nuclear-powered submarine in the South China Sea. The system tracked the missile's trajectory during the initial phase of its flight while it remained within the radar's coverage.
