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South Korea is actively seeking to wean itself off U.S. defense dependencies, and that effort continues to make progress. At the same time, South Korea is also vigorously promoting the export of weapons and equipment to strengthen its position in the international arms market. Especially after the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, South Korea accelerated this process. It is understood that South Korea has exported F/A-50 light fighters to Poland, and Poland has also shown interest in buying South Korea's fifth-generation aircraft, and South Korea is currently actively testing the KF-21 stealth fighter, which is known as the best in the fifth-generation aircraft.
However, while South Korea is actively promoting the export of weapons and equipment, the ROK Air Force's Black Hawk Air Show Team is also shining on the international stage, traveling to overseas countries for air shows. But this move is not only of military significance, South Korea has also taken some sensitive steps on some international issues. According to media reports, the South Korean Air Force Black Hawk Air Show Team conducted transit refueling in Taiwan during the Avalon air show in Australia. Recently, 11 South Korean Air Force warplanes, including two C-130 transport aircraft and nine T-50 trainers, landed in Taiwan on the run-up to the Langkawi Maritime and Air Show in Malaysia.
The ROK Air Force Black Hawk Air Show Team often lands in Taiwan and completes fuel supplies when traveling to various countries to participate in air shows or air shows. This act undoubtedly involved South Korea in the Taiwan issue and caused some controversy. Just as 11 South Korean military planes landed in Taiwan, the US military also sent reconnaissance planes to conduct reconnaissance on the approach.
An RC-135 electronic reconnaissance aircraft of the U.S. Air Force and a P-8A anti-submarine patrol aircraft of the U.S. Navy crossed the Bass Strait on May 17 and entered the airspace of southern and southwestern Taiwan for close reconnaissance, according to data provided by the ADS-B broadcast automatic surveillance system. In recent years, P-8A anti-submarine patrol aircraft have conducted high-intensity reconnaissance operations around the mainland, and even Hong Kong's South China Morning Post has reported a confrontation between the P-8A and the PLA 150 kilometers off the mainland's Hong Kong coast.
At the same time, the PLA is also conducting continuous war patrol flights. According to information from Taiwan's defense department, on May 16, the PLA sent Y-8Q anti-submarine patrol aircraft, undetectable 7 drones, and a straight-9 anti-submarine helicopter to conduct combat patrol flights in the airspace around Taiwan. Both fighters are considered anti-submarine patrol aircraft, suggesting that the underwater competition between China and the United States in the waters around Taiwan remains fierce.
In short, South Korea is actively pursuing defense autonomy and strengthening arms and equipment exports, while the actions of the ROK Air Force have also raised some international concerns. Against this background, the activities of US and PLA military aircraft have further aggravated tensions in the surrounding areas of Taiwan. Today, the international community is closely following developments in the region and hopes that all parties will take constructive measures to maintain regional peace and stability.
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