Department of Defense Statement on People's Liberation Army Navy Lasing of U.S. Navy P-8A in Unsafe, Unprofessional Manner
March 07, 2020
March 07, 2020
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release:
The P-8A was operating in international airspace in accordance with international rules and regulations. The PRC navy destroyer's actions were unsafe and unprofessional.
Additionally, these acts violate the Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea (CUES), a multilateral agreement reached at the 2014 Western Pacific Naval Symposium to reduce the chance of an incident at sea. CU . . .
The P-8A was operating in international airspace in accordance with international rules and regulations. The PRC navy destroyer's actions were unsafe and unprofessional.
Additionally, these acts violate the Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea (CUES), a multilateral agreement reached at the 2014 Western Pacific Naval Symposium to reduce the chance of an incident at sea. CU . . .