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Chinese jets intercept U.S. surveillance plane - U.S. officials

By Idrees Ali

 

FILE PHOTO: A U.S. Navy EP-3E Aries signals reconnaissance aircraft, escorted by an EA-18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft, performs a flyby over aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman in the Arabian Gulf April 24, 2016. U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bobby J Siens/Handout/File Photo via REUTERS

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Chinese fighter jets intercepted a U.S. Navy surveillance plane over the East China Sea at the weekend, with one jet coming within about 300 feet (91 meters) of the American aircraft, U.S. officials said on Monday.

 

The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said initial reports showed one of the Chinese J-10 aircraft came close enough to the U.S. EP-3 plane on Sunday to cause the American aircraft to change direction.

 

One of the officials said the Chinese jet was armed and that the interception happened 80 nautical miles (148 km) from the Chinese city of Qingdao.

 

The Pentagon said that the encounter between the aircraft was unsafe, but added that the vast majority of interactions were safe.

 

Incidents such as Sunday's intercept are relatively common.

 

In May, two Chinese SU-30 aircraft intercepted a U.S. aircraft designed to detect radiation while it was flying in international air space over the East China Sea.

 

China closely monitors any U.S. military activity around its coastline.

 

In 2001, an intercept of a U.S. spy plane by a Chinese fighter jet resulted in a collision that killed the Chinese pilot and forced the American plane to make an emergency landing at a base on Hainan.

 

The 24 U.S. air crew members were held for 11 days until Washington apologized for the incident. That encounter soured U.S.-Chinese relations in the early days of President George W. Bush's first term in office.

 

Separately, the Pentagon said the U.S. military would soon carry out another test of it's Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system.

 

"These tests are done as a routine measure to ensure that the system is ready and... they are scheduled well in advance of any other real world geopolitical events going on," Pentagon spokesman Captain Jeff Davis told reporters.

 

The director of the Missile Defense Agency, Lieutenant General Sam Greaves, said in a statement that a test would be carried out at the Pacific Spaceport Complex in Alaska.

 

Last month the United States shot down a simulated, incoming intermediate-range ballistic missile similar to the ones being developed by countries like North Korea, in a test of the nation's THAAD missile defenses.

 

The United States deployed THAAD to South Korea this year to guard against North Korea's shorter-range missiles. That has drawn fierce criticism from China, which says the system's powerful radar can probe deep into its territory.

 

(Reporting by Idrees Ali; Editing by Grant McCool and Andrew Hay)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2017-07-25

[harada]

What was it that th Chinese told Japan recently?, get used to it.

[Grubster]

What is China trying to prove here, I think the US and its military knows that China could shoot one of these planes down whenever they want. I also think we know they never will.

[hawker9000]

4 hours ago, harada said:

What was it that th Chinese told Japan recently?, get used to it.

And you think the Navy isn't?   LOL   The ROE for these episodes - you can't even call them "incidents" - must be rote memory for all US pilots by now.  300ft?  That's a football field FPS.  Not "safe" from an aviation POV (ATC has apoplexy when commercial airliners get that close...)  But hardly even newsworthy for the Chinese, the Russians, the Iranians, etc. for whom it's some kind of Topgun-wannabe thing.   'Certainly not dramaworthy.

 

[tandor]

2 hours ago, Grubster said:

What is China trying to prove here, I think the US and its military knows that China could shoot one of these planes down whenever they want. I also think we know they never will.

..i like the rhetoric.....

...fierce criticism, considerably annoyed upgraded to code red very very angry, and, really really pissed off.

Edited July 25, 2017 by tandor

[rijb]

7 hours ago, harada said:

What was it that th Chinese told Japan recently?, get used to it.

It's a bad idea to piss off Japan.

[Grubster]

27 minutes ago, rijb said:

It's a bad idea to piss off Japan.

Yes and they are in the process of building/ buying a new Military I believe.

[observer90210]

In the first place, what was the US Navy plane, with powerful surveillance gear, doing at 148 kms from a Chinese City....this is provocation from both sides...sorry boys!

[tonbridgebrit]

26 minutes ago, observer90210 said:

In the first place, what was the US Navy plane, with powerful surveillance gear, doing at 148 kms from a Chinese City....this is provocation from both sides...sorry boys!

Yes, one of Washington's spy planes is 80 nautical miles from a Chinese city, Beijing sends jets to intercept it, and some people on ThaiVisa reckon that China is wrong to carry out this action. 

Edited July 25, 2017 by tonbridgebrit

[Morch]

6 hours ago, observer90210 said:

In the first place, what was the US Navy plane, with powerful surveillance gear, doing at 148 kms from a Chinese City....this is provocation from both sides...sorry boys!

 

6 hours ago, tonbridgebrit said:

Yes, one of Washington's spy planes is 80 nautical miles from a Chinese city, Beijing sends jets to intercept it, and some people on ThaiVisa reckon that China is wrong to carry out this action. 

 

Just how far you imagine the PRC's airspace extends?

 

If reporting about the intercept is an over-reaction, isn't the intercept itself an over reaction?

 

[novo58]

No-one seems to complain about a Chinese naval vessel shadowing US navy assets during the recent exercises off the Australian coast this week. Dont know why the USA didnt just put up a growler to Jam all the chinese vessel's radar systems.

[tryasimight]

Get used to it....this stuff happens all the time...we just don't hear about it.

Everyone (who has the ability) is always pushing everyone's else buttons.

What do you think the Cold War was about?

Panadol?

[Kwasaki]

It's all just joint military exercises to boost arms sales.

[craigt3365]

23 hours ago, observer90210 said:

In the first place, what was the US Navy plane, with powerful surveillance gear, doing at 148 kms from a Chinese City....this is provocation from both sides...sorry boys!

Flying in international airspace.  What's wrong with that?  It's not illegal.

[craigt3365]

23 hours ago, tonbridgebrit said:

Yes, one of Washington's spy planes is 80 nautical miles from a Chinese city, Beijing sends jets to intercept it, and some people on ThaiVisa reckon that China is wrong to carry out this action. 

It was in international airspace. I guess you missed that part.  Why didn't the US take action when China did this?  A lot close than 80 nautical miles.  Maybe the US should have sunk them? LOL

 

https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinese-navy-ships-off-alaska-passed-through-u-s-territorial-waters-1441350488

 

Quote

 

Chinese Navy Ships Came Within 12 Nautical Miles of U.S. Coast

Vessels complied with international law, Pentagon officials say

 

 

Please respond.  You have a habit of ignoring posts like this when you get caught out.

[observer90210]

5 minutes ago, craigt3365 said:

Flying in international airspace.  What's wrong with that?  It's not illegal.

....I'm sure that a smart man like you understands very well the little spy games and provocations from both sides of the the planet...

[craigt3365]

1 minute ago, observer90210 said:

....I'm sure that a smart man like you understands very well the little spy games and provocations from both sides of the the planet...

Sure, they are all spying.  But seems the US allowed the Chinese to get quite close.  The Chinese cry foul play when the US does the same thing.  Research what happened about 15 years ago when the antics by the Chinese pilot didn't work out so well.

 

Playing with fire for no good reason.

[rijb]

On 7/25/2017 at 4:57 PM, observer90210 said:

In the first place, what was the US Navy plane, with powerful surveillance gear, doing at 148 kms from a Chinese City....this is provocation from both sides...sorry boys!

I can answer that.  That's an easy question.  The U.S. spy satellites were down for a W10 upgrade.

[craigt3365]

2 minutes ago, rijb said:

I can answer that.  That's an easy question.  The U.S. spy satellites were down for a W10 upgrade.

Love your signature tag.  Spot on.

[observer90210]

5 minutes ago, craigt3365 said:

Sure, they are all spying.  But seems the US allowed the Chinese to get quite close.  The Chinese cry foul play when the US does the same thing.  Research what happened about 15 years ago when the antics by the Chinese pilot didn't work out so well.

 

Playing with fire for no good reason.

both sides are playing with fire...no denial on that!

[craigt3365]

1 hour ago, observer90210 said:

both sides are playing with fire...no denial on that!

I'm confused.  The US is flying in intentionally recognized airspace.  China goes after the planes and does some dangerous stunts.  And you blame the US?  Seriously?