An international professional military news website analyzed in September this year that the latest satellite images show that the Shanghai Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard may be building a new type of ship with a special appearance. Not only is the stern equipped with a large sinkable load-bearing platform, but the ship is also suspected of having a hangar that can accommodate four full-size "ultra-extra large unmanned underwater vehicles" (XXLUUV). (Picture taken from X@type36512)
[Reporter Luo Tianbin/Reporting from Taipei] Faced with the rapid changes in the cross-strait situation and the dynamics of the Communist military, the "Telecommunications Development Office", the most mysterious military intelligence center of the Ministry of National Defense, has once again become the focus of the military due to its recent introduction of the "Satellite Imagery AI Automatic Identification System" for its powerful telecommunications intelligence gathering capabilities. This secret unit has been hidden behind the scenes for many years. Because its operations are extremely low-key, in the past, even the army, navy and air force headquarters did not understand its operations. In order to break down the barriers between the military services and strengthen the integration of intelligence and information, former President Tsai Ing-wen made a rare in-person visit with the commanders of the three services during her tenure, highlighting the unit's key position in the strategic defense of the Taiwan Strait.
This historic sightseeing trip took place in 2018. At that time, former President Tsai felt that coordination and integration among the military services must be strengthened, so he specially led the commanders of each military service, as well as General Zhang Guanqun, then deputy minister of defense for armaments and former director of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, to the electronic exhibition room to listen to briefings and conduct on-site inspections. Former President Tsai made important instructions at the scene, requiring General Zhang Guanqun to use the top technology and expertise of the Chinese Academy of Sciences to fully assist the electronic exhibition room in continuously updating various software and hardware equipment. This cross-unit military science and technology cooperation has greatly enhanced the real-time and accuracy of the electronic exhibition room's subsequent grasp of cross-strait information.
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This military "brain", which is responsible for electronic signals and image intelligence, has quietly shouldered the important task of providing the national army with more than 80% of China's military early warning information for many years. In the field of signal intelligence (SIGINT) of "listening to identify locations", the electronic exhibition room's detection and analysis functions rank first among domestic intelligence units. For example, in recent years, when Chinese Communist fighter planes and warships have continued to invade our airspace and waters, or have conducted missile shooting drills in the waters east of Taiwan, in addition to the dynamic locking of front-line navy and air force radars, the most core analysis and judgment of the Communist military's intentions and tactical early warning all rely on the powerful signal interception and code deciphering capabilities of the electronic exhibition room behind the scenes.
In order to continue this powerful intelligence energy and seamlessly integrate with the international intelligence network, the leadership of the electronic exhibition room has recently ushered in a new atmosphere. In January this year, the military officially appointed Lieutenant General Zhao Jianguo, who has extensive experience in military construction and intelligence, as the director of the Electronics Exhibition Room. After Lieutenant General Zhao Jianguo took office, he not only inherited the existing advantages of international military cooperation such as the exchange of information between the United States and Taiwan, but also shouldered the important task of promoting the technological transformation of the electronic exhibition room and continued to improve the detection and analysis of signal intelligence to ensure that this mysterious intelligence machine can operate at the highest efficiency.
In addition to traditional electronic monitoring, the electronic exhibition room is currently actively moving towards a new era that combines "satellite image AI automatic identification system" with autonomous low-orbit satellite energy. This technological upgrade allows the electronic exhibition room to automatically identify targets over 10 meters tall such as ships, aircraft, missile launch vehicles or radar vehicles from a huge satellite photo of 10X10 square kilometers in just a few minutes, completely shortening the time of manual viewing of photos.
