The U.S. Navy launched a new round of provocations in 2024 on January 24, according to a document issued by the Eastern Theater late at night on the 24th, the Eastern Theater used naval and air forces to track and monitor the entire process of the U.S. Navy's DDG113 Aegis missile destroyer USS Finn, because the Finn crossed the Taiwan Strait that day. According to the information obtained by the Beacon Front Station, the US Navy has used warships to cross the Taiwan Strait on average about 10 provocations a year since 2020, and since 2024, the US Navy has once again shown its sharp fangs at China's doorstep. Judging from the actions of the PLA's Eastern Theater, it is not customary for the US Navy to use destroyers to cross the Taiwan Strait, but has responded through actions.
Judging from the information released by Taiwan, the PLA dispatched 18 warplanes and 6 warships on the same day to deal with the aggressive posture of the US Navy, and at the same time, the PLA's actions were also a warning to the "Taiwan independence" forces. The People's Liberation Army (PLA) has been patrolling the sea and airspace around Taiwan since August 2022, during which warplanes and warships will also carry out missions in the sea and air space near the eastern part of the island. The PLA has established sufficient superiority in the Asia-Pacific region, which is closely related to China's comprehensive national strength, and the PLA has sufficient strength to counter the provocations of the US military.
DDG113 belongs to the Arleigh Burke-class Aegis missile destroyers equipped with a large number of U.S. Navy, the U.S. Navy also has Ticonderoga-class Aegis missile cruisers, Arleigh Burke-class Aegis missile destroyers and Ticonderoga-class Aegis missile cruisers equipped with Aegis combat systems, the most prominent feature of the system is that there are four phased array radar equipment, so that the target can be detected, and at the same time can guide weapons to strike. At present, a number of countries have purchased the Aegis combat system of the United States, and Japan, South Korea, and Australia have equipment in the Asia-Pacific region, and Japan has the largest scale of equipment, and eight combat ships are already equipped with the Aegis combat system.
Japan has recently signed a formal agreement with the United States to purchase 400 Tomahawk cruise missiles, which can be deployed through the MK41 vertical launcher, giving Japan a long-range strike capability. The U.S. Navy's Aegis missile destroyers have 96 MK41 vertical launch units, of which they are mainly equipped with anti-aircraft missiles, thus giving the U.S. Navy regional air defense and anti-missile capabilities. The U.S. Navy DDG113 Aegis Finn combat system has the ability to control a variety of weapons, mainly for the application of air defense systems, according to public information, the U.S. Navy is equipped with a variety of anti-aircraft missiles, including the standard 3IIA anti-aircraft missile with the ability to strike targets outside the atmosphere.
The phased array radar of the Aegis missile destroyer is the center of the ship, so if the PLA Eastern Theater wants to counter the US Navy DDG113 Finn, it can be "one man" through the J-16D electronic warfare aircraft. The J-16D has strong electromagnetic interference capabilities, and through multiple jamming pods, it can interfere with the US Navy's Aegis combat system in all directions, thereby preventing its function. As long as the phased array radar of the US Navy does not work, the entire Aegis missile destroyer will be paralyzed. The PLA J-16D can not only jam the phased array radar, but also directly destroy the phased array radar equipment through anti-radiation missiles, thus making the US Navy missile destroyer completely "blind".