Claims about Type 83 and FADS shift between hypersonic missiles, drones, and sea-skimming missiles. Each threat belongs in the same air-defence picture. The criticism is that successive discussions sometimes present one threat as if it defines the entire problem. Requirements have to account for the wider picture even when public attention settles on one weapon.
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Type 83 and the complete air-defence threat picture
Hypersonic missiles, drones, and sea-skimming missiles each form part of the air-defence problem despite shifting public attention.