SYDNEY, May 6 (Reuters) – A Chinese fighter jet endangered an Australian military helicopter during an “unsafe” and “unacceptable” confrontation over the Yellow Sea, Australia said on Monday.
The Chinese air force J-10 jet dropped flares above and several hundred meters ahead of an Australian MH60R Seahawk helicopter which was on a routine flight on Saturday in the Yellow Sea as part of an operation to enforce sanctions against North Korea, Defence Minister Richard Marles said in a statement.
The helicopter, flying from destroyer HMAS Hobart, dodged the flares, but the possible impact would have been “significant”.
“This is a very serious incident, it was unsafe and it is completely unacceptable,” he said.
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Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/australia-criticizes-china-over-unsafe-aerial-confrontation-over-yellow-sea-2024-05-06/
