Sunday 23 July 2023

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The first image has emerged of the Australian air force’s encounter with Chinese spy ship during the international Exercise Talisman Sabre.

The ABC’s defence correspondent, Andrew Greene, writes:

An aerial photograph showing an RAAF P-8 Poseidon plane flying over a Chinese surveillance ship as it headed towards Australia last week has been obtained by the ABC.

The image of the Dongdiao Class Auxiliary General Intelligence (AGI) vessel was taken from on board another Australian military aircraft over international waters in the Coral Sea.

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