Beijing has hit back at Canberra after Australia demanded answers as to why a Chinese warplane dropped flares on a Royal Australian Air Force surveillance aircraft.

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is keeping a “close watch” on a trio of Chinese warships creeping down Australia’s east coast, Richard Marles says.

Shadow defence minister Andrew Hastie has claimed Australia’s Defence Force is “cannibalising” itself under the Labor government after the Coalition announced a major cash injection for the Royal ...

It comes just two days after a Chinese fighter jet had an 'unsafe' encounter with an Australian surveillance plane. The ADF said the ships were abiding by international law but did not know what ...

In a similar incident in 2022, another Chinese fighter jet damaged an Australian plane by releasing a cloud of chaff near a P-8A. According to the ADF, there were two People’s Liberation Army ...

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The violence has caused nearly 7 million people to flee their homes. It’s unclear how many ADF fighters are present in Congo but they are a significant presence in the region and regularly ...

In 2022, another Chinese fighter jet released chaff in front of a P-8A, damaging the Australian aircraft. The ADF said two People’s Liberation Army-navy (PLA-N) frigates and a replenishment ...