Images newly released by the Department captures a PLA fighter jet in the course of conducting a coercive and risky intercept against a lawfully operating U.S. asset in the South China Sea. The PLA fighter crossed in front of the U.S. aircraft at a distance of 100 yards, forcing the U.S. aircraft to fly through the PLA plane’s wake turbulence.
| Date Taken: | 01.11.2022 |
| Date Posted: | 10.16.2023 17:10 |
| Photo ID: | 8074193 |
| VIRIN: | 220111-D-ZZ999-1002 |
| Resolution: | 1214x684 |
| Size: | 96.19 KB |
| Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN |
| Web Views: | 419 |
| Downloads: | 12 |
This work, Department of Defense Releases Declassified Images, Videos of Coercive and Risky PLA Operational Behavior [Image 22 of 22], by PO1 Alexander Kubitza, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright.