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HMAS Hobart’s embarked MH-60R helicopter “Voodoo” returns to the ship during flying operations on her current deployment. Photo by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.
China News Royal Australian Navy 

Aussie helicopter ‘warned off’ by Chinese fighter

06/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1815 Views 0 Comments Operation Argos

The Australian government says it has expressed its concerns to the Chinese government following what they say was an unsafe

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People's Liberation Army Air Force J-16. Photo courtesy Government of Taiwan, via WikiMedia Commons.
China News Royal Australian Air Force 

Chinese fighter fired chaff into RAAF Poseidon engines

05/06/202205/06/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3055 Views 5 Comments

The Australian Defence Force has issued a statement saying a RAAF aircraft was intercepted by a Chinese fighter in the

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China News Royal Australian Air Force 

Defence releases more detail on Chinese laser-pointing incident

22/02/202222/02/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4136 Views 2 Comments

Defence today outlined, in a lot more detail, the laser-pointing incident involving a Chinese warship and a RAAF P-8A Poseidon

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A PLA-N Yuzhao-class amphibious transport dock vessel transits the Torres Strait on 18 February 2022. ADF photo.
China News Royal Australian Air Force 

Chinese ship attacks RAAF Poseidon in Torres Strait

19/02/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7842 Views 6 Comments

Defence has confirmed that a P-8A Poseidon detected a laser illuminating the aircraft while in flight over Australia’s northern approaches.

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People's Liberation Army - Navy ship Xianning and HMAS Melbourne (background) during a passage exercise. ADF photo.
Australian China News Overseas Royal Australian Navy 

HMAS Melbourne visits China

01/10/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3319 Views 0 Comments

HMAS Melbourne last week completed a visit to the Chinese port of Zhanjiang and conducted a combined passage exercise with

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Australian China News Talisman Sabre 

Chinese spy ship snoops on Talisman Sabre

22/07/201728/07/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7825 Views 8 Comments EA-18G Growler, Exercise Talisman Sabre 2017, People’s Liberation Army – Navy, PLA-N, spy ship, Type 815 Dongdiao-class auxiliary general intelligence vessel

Chinese People’s Liberation Army-Navy Type 815 Dongdiao-class auxiliary general intelligence vessel Neptune was seen to be operating in the vicinity

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Chinese frigate Heng Yang enters Auckland Harbour. Photo by Mike Millett.
China New Zealand News Overseas Videos 

Chinese Task Group visits Auckland

19/06/201719/06/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3735 Views 0 Comments People’s Liberation Army – Navy

Two ships from China’s Peoples Liberation Army-Navy visited Auckland, New Zealand, on June 15. CAPTION: Chinese frigate Heng Yang enters Auckland

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HMAS Ballarat (third from left) conducts a Passage Exercise in the South China Sea with Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force ships Izumo and Sazanami and the Royal Canadian ship HMCS Winnipeg during her South East Asia Deployment. Photo by Leading Seaman Bradley Darrell.
Asia Australian China News Royal Australian Navy 

HMAS Ballarat accompanies US/Canada/Japan through South China Sea

15/06/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5781 Views 0 Comments HMAS Ballarat

Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Frigate HMAS Ballarat has completed a Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Royal Canadian Navy

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Royal Australian Navy's HMAS Ballarat fires her gun during an exercise with a Chinese ship, near Zhanjiang, China. Photo by Leading Seaman Bradley Darvill.
Australian China News Royal Australian Navy 

HMAS Ballarat on live-fire exercise with China’s navy

18/04/201723/04/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7536 Views 0 Comments China, HMAS Ballarat, Huangshan, People’s Liberation Army – Navy, Zhanjiang

The Royal Australian Navy’s HMAS Ballarat participated in a range of maritime exercises with Chinese Navy vessel Huangshan following a successful visit

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Australian Army soldier Lance Corporal Vinnie Rami (left) guides US Army soldier Sergeant First Class Adam Marques (right) through creating fire using the traditional 'drill' method, while two Chinese soldiers look and learn, during Exercise Kowari 2015 in the Daly River region, Northern Territory, Australia. Photo by Lance Corporal Kyle Jenner.
Australian Australian Army China News Overseas 

CA visits China – and Ex Kowari survivors

09/04/201709/04/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5147 Views 0 Comments Ex Kowari

On his first trip to China as the Chief of the Australian Army, Lieutenant General Angus Campbell last week, met with the Commander

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