This extensions-themed post is an extension of material that has appeared in another newsletter/section and other parts of my website more generally. While my newsletters/sections are primarily categorized by region, these can only appear in one newsletter/section, given how the Substack platform is configured, even as these may be highly relevant to readers who are primarily interested in other parts of the world.
In a recent post, I discussed a Turkish ekranoplan/ground-effect vehicle strike drone that its manufacturer claims can be used to deliver a 30-kilogram warhead over a distance of 200 kilometers.
In several recent posts, I have discussed how technological change increasingly affords both China and Taiwan new opportunities to attack targets across the Taiwan Strait, which is some 130-180 kilometers wide at its narrowest points. Ekranoplan/ground-effect vehicle strike drones may become one of the many approaches that both China and Taiwan will pursue to attack coastal targets in a cross-strait conflict.
