RAAF P-8 aircraft have a crew of between nine and 12. They were uninjured, and the aircraft continued its mission conducting a routine aerial patrol of the South China Sea. In an unusual move for ...

A Chinese fighter aircraft released flares in front of an Australian military plane during what Defence describes as an "unsafe and unprofessional" interaction in the South China Sea this week.

China’s Defence Ministry late on Friday said that the Australian government had “deliberately infringed upon China’s rights and interests in the South China Sea, and even complained first ...