Defence Minister Richard Marles has revealed further details about what happened when a Chinese military jet intercepted an Australian aircraft last month in what has been described by Defence officials as a 'dangerous manoeuvre'.
The Defence Department released a statement on Sunday to announce a P-8 plane was intercepted by a jet during"routine maritime surveillance" in international airspace.
Stream more Australian news with Flash. 25+ news channels in 1 place. New to Flash? Try 1 month free. Offer ends 31 October, 2022 "What occurred was that the J-16 aircraft flew very close to the side of the P-8 maritime surveillance aircraft," he said."The J-16 then accelerated and cut across the nose of the P-8, settling in front of the P-8 at very close distance.
A bundle of chaff released from the Chinese plan was ingested into the engine of the P-8 surveillance aircraft.Mr Marles said China have responded but he would not reveal what Chinese officials have said, adding it was a"matter for them" to address. "What’s important is to let the Australian public know what has occurred and the representations we have made to China."
"I won't be making further comment on it, other than to say that in the Australian Government's view, in the Defence Department's view, this was not safe, what occurred, and we've made appropriate representations to the Chinese government expressing our concern at this," he said.
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