Article 5WA7N ‘Serious safety incident’: Chinese ship shone laser at Australian aircraft, defence says

‘Serious safety incident’: Chinese ship shone laser at Australian aircraft, defence says

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Department condemns unsafe military conduct' after laser detected coming from People's Liberation Army Navy vessel

The lives of Australian Defence Force personnel could have been endangered after an aircraft detected a laser emanating from a Chinese ship, the Australian defence department says.

On Thursday 17 February, the P-8A Poseidon detected a laser illuminating the aircraft while in flight over Australia's northern approaches, defence says.

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