Beijing Scorns Australia’s Claim That P-8 Patrol Plane Was Targeted By Chinese Warship’s Laser (Updated)
China has issued a strongly worded rebuttal of an Australian account after a naval encounter between Australia and Western New Guinea.
China has issued a strongly worded rebuttal of an Australian account after a naval encounter between Australia and Western New Guinea.
A non-maritime patrol variant of the P-8 could provide the Air Force with a flexible platform for augmenting the bomber force and much more.
Naval vessels from Australia, India, Malaysia, and Singapore have or are set to join the search effort amid fears time may be running out.
The podded towed decoy system will help improve the survivability of the Navy’s P-8As during higher-end conflicts.
The ballooning presence of Russian submarines and new interest in the region from China has made the Navy up its maritime patrol game in the Atlantic.
RAF Typhoon fighter jets and the service’s VIP-configured Voyager aerial refueling tanker and transport aircraft also took part in the mission.
The draft $1 trillion spending package includes money for F-35s, warships, missile defense projects, and much more.
For the past three weeks, there has been a big increase in U.S. military air activity in the Bashi Channel between Taiwan and the Philippines.
The incident follows the American military’s release of evidence that Russia has sent combat aircraft to join Libya’s civil war.
The flight comes amid escalating friction between China, the U.S. and various countries in the South China Sea, as well as Taiwan.