Courtesy of Ian Bott
Courtesy of Ian Bott

U.S. Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Falling Out of Relevancy in the South China Sea

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As the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) continues to modernize the People's Liberation Army (PLA), Navy (PLAN), Air Force (PLAAF), and Rocket Force (PLARF) in order to meet its strategic goals in the South China Sea, the United States Intelligence Community must contend with an increasingly sophisticated challenge to collection efforts in that region. Lawmakers and military decision makers enjoy a wide variety of options when conducting Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) against near-peer adversaries such as the Russian Federation and off-axis adversaries such as Iran, chiefly due to the access and placement of operating bases of allies.

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