Beijing's air defences 'not impenetrable', RAAF declares, as further South China sea patrols planned
abc.net.au/news/south-china-sea-patrols-to-continue/101358924Australia's new Air Force Chief has declared surveillance missions will continue in the South China Sea despite a "recent spate of unsafe incidences" in the contested international airspace claimed by Beijing.
He met with US Secretary for the Air Force Frank Kendall for top level talks on air force and space co-operationthe Chinese military plane released aluminium chaff that was ingested by the Australian P-8's enginesAir Marshal Robert Chipman has described recent encounters with the People's Liberation Army as "robust to say the least" and demanded the Chinese military adhere to higher standards of "professionalism".
"It doesn't make it impenetrable and it doesn't mean you can't deliver military effects to achieve your interests when you are operating against China, so I don't think to that extent it's an exclusive area to us," he said.