China gets the S-400. Defeating anti-access just got harder.

Thanks for the link Matthew!

via The Diplomat

The S-400 itself is likely to significantly enhance Chinese military power in a number of different contingencies. No country will be more affected by China’s S-400 missile systems, which—with a range of 400 kilometers—experts suggest will allow Beijing to achieve air dominance over the Taiwanese strait. York Chen, a former member of Taiwan’s National Security Council, told Defense News last year: “When S-400s work together with Chinese land- and sea-based fighters, the Chinese will have more confidence in sustaining airspace dominance over the Taiwan theater, thus depriving any organized resistance by the Taiwan Air Force and deterring the American intervention.”
While Taiwan is likely to be the most affected by China’s deployment of S-400s, it will not be alone in having to deal with this new capability. Japan also will have to contend with China’s S-400, which are expected to cover the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands. The impact the S-400 system will have on Japan’s ability to project power against China will be mitigated somewhat by Tokyo’s procurement of F-35 fighter jet. The joint strike fighters are built with enough stealth to operate in environments with advanced air defense systems.

Read the entire article but what should be of concern is that the USMC is basing its entire forcible entry capability around vertical assault.

With advanced air defense systems being introduced to the region...what happens when you attempt an assault with MV-22's packed with Marines and you have S-400's firing at long range, you have to dodge Pantsir S-1's at medium range and then MANPADS at the landing zone?

We need to have an adult conversation about how we're going to do forcible entry instead of all the cheer-leading.