According to a Reuters report, Chinese Military drone has used false signals
in South China Sea Flights, raising concerns over escalating Grey-Zone
tactics.

The report said a large Chinese military drone has conducted regular flights
over the South China Sea in recent months while transmitting false
transponder signals that made it appear to be other aircraft.

The aircraft included a sanctioned Belarusian cargo plane and a British
Typhoon fighter jet.

Security analysts scrutinising the operations say the flights represent a
step-change in China's grey-zone tactics in the contested South China Sea.

The flights appear to be testing possible decoy capabilities in the event of
a Chinese invasion of Taiwan.

The report said since August, at least 23 flights have been logged under the
call sign Y-I-L-O4200, a known long-endurance Chinese military drone, but the
aircraft transmitted registration numbers of other aircraft.

Experts said while the masking is unlikely to fully deceive air traffic
controllers or military-grade radars, it could sow time-wasting confusion in
a conflict.