{"id":70682,"date":"2022-02-22T18:15:43","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T07:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/?p=70682"},"modified":"2022-02-22T18:10:06","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T07:10:06","slug":"lasing-of-raaf-patrol-aircraft-by-chinese-warship-was-unprofessional-and-unsafe-military-conduct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/lasing-of-raaf-patrol-aircraft-by-chinese-warship-was-unprofessional-and-unsafe-military-conduct\/","title":{"rendered":"Lasing of RAAF patrol aircraft by Chinese warship was \u2018unprofessional and unsafe military conduct\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-70686\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20220218ran8564099_48570.t621088cf.m2400.xfntorpDgKPY1ivtp.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>The Australian Defence Force has been goaded into releasing details of an incident in which a Chinese warship hit a Royal Australian Air Force patrol aircraft with a powerful laser.<\/p>\n<p>China has claimed its warship crew acted within international law when the laser was directed at the P8-A Poseidon in the Arafura Sea and suggested the aircraft flew too close to the vessel.<\/p>\n<p>The People\u2019s Liberation Army Navy ships were just to the north of Australia, within its exclusive economic zone, and heading for the Torres Strait on their way to the Coral Sea when the lasing occurred. When details of the episode appeared in the media, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin accused Australia of maliciously spreading false information.<\/p>\n<p>The ADF responded by releasing a detailed statement with photographs of the warships and a detailed map of their course.<\/p>\n<p>The Poseidon was on a routine surveillance flight over Australia\u2019s northern approaches at 1.35\u00a0pm on 17 February and monitoring the warships\u2014a Luyang-class guided missile destroyer and a Yuzhao-class amphibious transport dock vessel\u2014when it was \u2018illuminated\u2019 by the laser fired by one of the vessels, believed to be the destroyer. This was strongly condemned by the ADF as \u2018unprofessional and unsafe military conduct\u2019 and constituted \u2018a serious safety incident\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The aircraft was approximately 7.7 kilometres from the PLAN vessel and was flying at an altitude of 457\u00a0metres.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The closest the P-8 flew to the PLA Navy vessel was approximately 4 kilometres,\u2019 the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018This is a standard flight profile for RAAF maritime patrol aircraft for a visual investigation of a surface vessel.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The aircraft acted within international law at all times, the ADF said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Defence conducts surveillance patrols as part of our integrated and layered approach to surveillance of our maritime approaches including the Australian Exclusive Economic Zone.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018These activities are conducted in a disciplined and safe manner, well clear of surface vessels and in accordance with international law, particularly the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The Poseidon is equipped with advanced sensors to locate, track and understand air, surface and subsurface contacts. \u2018Surveillance activities are conducted using all available surveillance tools including photography, sonobuoys and radio calls to identify maritime and air traffic,\u2019 the ADF said.<\/p>\n<p>Sonobuoys\u2014devices dropped onto the ocean surface to find vessels on or below it and to gather information about them\u2014were released a significant distance ahead of the vessels after the laser incident. These are receiving buoys only and do not pose any hazard to shipping, the ADF said.<\/p>\n<p>No sonobuoys were used before the lasing incident.<\/p>\n<p>Defence said Australia supports and respects the rights of all states to exercise lawful freedom of navigation and overflight in international waters and airspace, but it expects all foreign vessels entering its maritime zones to abide by international law, particularly UNCLOS.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Australia has raised its concerns to the Chinese Government about the lasing incident, via senior Australian Defence and DFAT officials liaising directly with the Chinese Embassy in Canberra. Senior diplomatic staff in Beijing have also raised the matter with both China\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of National Defense.\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Australian Defence Force has been goaded into releasing details of an incident in which a Chinese warship hit a Royal Australian Air Force patrol aircraft with a powerful laser. 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