Author: Erliang History
Unexpectedly, just as the whole world was paying attention to the Middle East topic, a fierce confrontation occurred in the Huangyan Island airspace in China. But this time it was not the Philippine Coast Guard who came to provoke, but the U.S. military's unmanned reconnaissance aircraft.
According to the style of the US military, if you take even a little advantage, you will brag about it all over the world. It can be seen that the US military suffered a loss in this confrontation, so it is planned to snatch the setbacks suffered by this failure of the provocation into its stomach.
【Huangyan Island, China】
As we all know, in the recent Sino-Philippines confrontation on Huangyan Island, the Philippines suffered a lot. Whether it was a single ship or a team to break through, they all fled in a panic in the end and lost all their face in front of the whole world.
After seeing the Philippines suffer losses, the US military intends to save face for it, so this fierce confrontation in the airspace of Huangyan Island.
According to Philippine media news, on September 10, a US MQ-4C "Sea God" unmanned reconnaissance aircraft flew straight towards the airspace of China's Huangyan Island. In the US military, the MQ-4C "Sea God" unmanned reconnaissance aircraft has been growing day by day and has been regarded as a subsequent replacement for the electronic reconnaissance aircraft of EP-3E.
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It is worth mentioning that on September 10, the South China Sea strategic situation awareness also published an article titled "The US military large-scale drones gradually become the main force of close-up reconnaissance against China."
It can be seen that the appearance of this article is not a coincidence.
[Information source: South China Sea strategic situation awareness]
The US military thought that its MQ-4C "Sea God" unmanned reconnaissance aircraft was flying above 17,000 meters, and ordinary radars could not detect it, so they were confident that they would suddenly appear over Huangyan Island, China to carry out provocation.
Little did they know that the moment this US MQ-4C "Sea God" unmanned reconnaissance aircraft took off from the Ryukyu base, its flight trajectory and route were always under the control of China. Through radar detection and comprehensive calculations of Beidou positioning satellites, China speculated that the US military's MQ-4C "Sea God" unmanned reconnaissance aircraft was heading towards Huangyan Island with ulterior motives.
So, over the Chinese base airport responsible for guarding the airspace of Huangyan Island, several fighter jets took off at the same time and headed to the airspace of Huangyan Island, preparing to intercept and drive away the US reconnaissance aircraft.
Soon, the US military's MQ-4C "Sea God" unmanned reconnaissance aircraft also discovered the interceptor fighter jet sent by China. Both sides knew each other's intentions, and for a moment the air became extremely nervous. In front of the control screen of the US military's backstage, the commander's cheek was sweating due to nervousness. Although he said he wanted to carry out a provocation, the Americans were still afraid after seeing the Chinese fighter fleet.
For the US military, if they turn back in time at this time, they can avoid the escalation of the confrontation. But Americans feel that they have already spoken loudly in front of the Philippines, and evacuating too early will definitely harm their own face.
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Therefore, the US military's MQ-4C "Sea God" unmanned reconnaissance aircraft continued to fly towards the Huangyan Island airspace. However, the Americans still kept a secret. When they were about to arrive in the airspace of Huangyan Island, the MQ-4C "Sea God" unmanned reconnaissance aircraft slowed down and began to circle around the airspace of Huangyan Island.
If it were an ordinary drone, it might not be able to take off from the Ryukyu base, and then it could still fly around after arriving in the airspace of Huangyan Island. But this time, the US military sent the MQ-4C "Sea God" unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, which can be done. This drone has a space stagnation time of up to 30 hours, and it only takes more than ten hours to go back and forth from Ryukyu base to Huangyan Island, and there are still more than ten hours to be used for circling.
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Because the US military's MQ-4C "Sea God" unmanned reconnaissance aircraft is flying around the outer airspace of Huangyan Island, Chinese fighter jets can only conduct close-range accompanying flights and warnings. During this period, this MQ-4C "Sea God" unmanned reconnaissance aircraft also enjoyed the "careful protection" of Chinese fighter jets. If the US drone operators in the rear were not careful, they might fall into the sea.
Therefore, under the surveillance and expulsion of Chinese fighter jets, the US military's MQ-4C "Sea God" unmanned reconnaissance aircraft rushed around for a few hurriedly, and immediately fled in panic, for fear of being "staying". After all, the US military has heard of China's electromagnetic interference technology.This provocation was not a separate and simple aerial reconnaissance operation, but the continuation of the provocation operation on Huangyan Island, the Philippines. However, it does not have advanced drones, so it asks the US military to stand up for itself.
【Chinese Fighter Planes】
The result is that Americans are also timid. Such an advanced MQ-4C "Sea God" unmanned reconnaissance aircraft was just flying around the outside of the Huangyan Island airspace in China for a few times, and then driven away by Chinese fighter jets and returned to the Ryukyu base in a panic.
Just as the commander of the US military was happy that his MQ-4C "Sea God" unmanned reconnaissance aircraft returned safely from the airspace of Huangyan Island, China, he heard a thunderous news.
On September 10, China announced that it would start the construction of a national nature reserve on Huangyan Island, China.
【Information source: CCTV News】
It is obvious that after China's decision is announced, the development of Huangyan Island will naturally accelerate and the defense level will inevitably be improved. So, when the Philippine and US military commanders heard the news, they were like a deflated ball. They knew very well that it would be difficult to get close to Huangyan Island in the future.
So, the ending of the US MQ-4C "Sea God" unmanned reconnaissance aircraft forcibly breaking into the airspace of China's Huangyan Island is very comfortable after watching it!
References:
1. "The US military large-scale drones gradually become the main force of close-up reconnaissance against China" 2025-09-10 17:34·South China Sea strategic situation awareness
2. "National Forestry and Grassland Administration Announces the Area, Scope and Functional Zone of Huangyan Island National Nature Reserve" 2025-09-10 21:27·CCTV News
#One picture to understand Huangyan Island National Nature Reserve#
