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Israel Arms China Against Taiwan NewsMax.com WiresWASHINGTON – China has deployed Israeli-made anti-radar weapons opposite Taiwan, the Washington Times reported Tuesday. U.S. intelligence spotted several Israeli-made "Harpy" drone weapons engaged in large-scale exercises in southern Fujian province opposite Taiwan, the Times quoted defense officials as saying. "The Chinese were observed moving them close to the coast," one official said. The official would not say how many weapons had been seen. The Harpy, a pilotless drone weapon equipped with anti-radar sensors and a bomb, flies near a target radar for up to two hours and when illuminated by electronic waves is guided to the target and explodes. Intelligence officials told the Times China's Harpys had anti-radar bomb systems. China has been engaged in large-scale military exercises near Taiwan, an independent republic that Beijing covets. Israeli and CIA officials refused to comment on the Times report. According to the Times, the propeller-driven Harpy system has a 6-foot wingspan and is 7 feet long. It can loiter over a target for more than 2 hours before attacking. It has a range of up to 210 miles and a high-explosive warhead weighing about 48 pounds. Last week, Beijing test-fired a new Russian-made air-to-air missile, which gives China a new edge in its standoff with Taiwan.
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