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Chinese Jet Threatened U.S. Intelligence Aircraft

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Su-27 flew within 50 feet of new P-8 anti-submarine warfare jet near Japan

BY: Bill Gertz
August 21, 2014 6:45 pm

A Chinese jet fighter flew dangerously close to a U.S. Navy P-8 anti-submarine warfare aircraft near Japan this week in an encounter that highlights China’s continued aggressiveness in the region.

The P-8, a new, militarized Boeing-737 anti-submarine warfare aircraft, was conducting routine surveillance of the Chinese coast over the East China Sea on Monday when the incident occurred, said U.S. defense officials familiar with reports of the encounter.

Pentagon spokesman Lt. Col. Jeffrey Pool had no immediate comment but said he would provide “an explanation of the event” on Friday.

The defense officials said the Chinese Su-27 interceptor jet flew within 50 feet of the P-8 and then carried out a barrel roll over the top of the aircraft—a move described by officials as dangerous and meant to threaten the surveillance aircraft.

It was the second threatening encounter of a U.S. surveillance aircraft this year. In April, a Russian Su-27 flew within 100 feet of a U.S. Air Force RC-135 aircraft during another dangerous intercept over waters north of Japan.

One defense official said the Pentagon’s failure to produce a tough response to the April event likely spurred the Chinese to conduct the similar threatening intercept on Monday.

Chinese military officials have said they oppose all U.S. electronic surveillance flights and described ship-based monitoring of their facilities and territory an encroachment of sovereignty. U.S. military officials have said the monitoring is carried within international airspace and thus does not violate international or Chinese law.

The Chinese attempt at aerial intimidation comes amid unprecedented Chinese military exercises held recently and currently underway in the Yellow Sea, East China Sea, and South China Sea.

On Monday, Chinese air force and navy jets conducted combat simulation drills in the East China Sea—a possible target of the P-8’s monitoring.

China also is holding international military exercises in Inner Mongolia with Russia and several Central Asia states that are part of the Beijing-led anti-U.S. alliance known as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

The P-8 that was intercepted by the Su-27 is part of the Navy’s first squadron of new sub hunters deployed to Asia. Six P-8s, that can fire both missiles and torpedoes, are under the command Navy’s Seventh Fleet and are based at Okinawa’s Kadena Air Base. They support the fleet’s maritime surveillance operations as part of the U.S. pivot to Asia.

The P-8s were deployed in December—a month after China declared an air defense identification zone over the East China that encroaches on both Japanese and South Korean maritime zones. The U.S. government said it does not recognize the Chinese defense zone. China has threatened to use force to maintain its control over the area covering most of the East China Sea.

The Navy has described the P-8 as “the most advanced long range anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare aircraft in the world.” The jet also conducts maritime intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions.

The U.S.-China close encounter also is a setback for Adm. Samuel Locklear, commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, who has been leading Obama administration efforts to develop closer relations with the Chinese military.

Locklear has sought to play down the growing military threat from China as part of efforts to develop closer cooperation with the Chinese military.

The commander’s dovish policies are being opposed by some in the Pentagon and Air Force who are concerned that the conciliatory approach will appease the Chinese at a time when Beijing has made aggressive territorial claims in the East China Sea and South China Seas.

Rick Fisher, a China military affairs analyst, said increased U.S. surveillance flights near China are part of the United States’ strategy of responding to China’s aggressive imposition of controls in disputed maritime regions.

“In response, China is applying the same aggressive flying intimidation tactics to U.S. surveillance aircraft that it is using on Japanese surveillance aircraft,” said Fisher, a senior fellow with the International Assessment and Strategy Center.

Chinese warplanes conducted similar close intercepts to Japanese P-3 aircraft in May and June, flying within 50 feet of the aircraft, Fisher said.

“The U.S. needs to consider a stronger response and make clear to China that unprovoked deadly aggression will result in an allied military response,” Fisher said.

The latest Chinese aerial assertiveness should prompt the United States to conduct mount joint fighter escorts with Japan’s military for surveillance aircraft, he said. Additionally, the Pentagon should increase the number of U.S. fighters deployed to Okinawa, and to request that the Philippines permit the stationing of a wing of fighters at Philippine air bases, as well as boost U.S. military assistance to the Manila government.

Fisher said the Chinese objective with the aggressive aerial encounters is to “make U.S. political leaders fear another ‘April 1’ incident.”

In April 2001, a Chinese F-8 interceptor crashed into a U.S. EP-3 surveillance aircraft off the southern China coast, causing the J-8 to crash and nearly causing the crash of the EP-3.

That encounter set off an international crisis after the propeller-driven U.S. aircraft made an emergency landing on China’s Hainan Island and the 24 crew members were imprisoned for 10 days.

“This kind of intimidation is intended to make White House officials fear a larger incident with China and to ‘stand down’ American surveillance flights,” Fisher said. “Beijing is hoping to take advantage of the distraction of these U.S. officials by multiple crises in Iraq and the Ukraine to push the Americans out of maritime regions in Asia that China is seeking to dominate.”

Until Monday’s encounter, China had been operating its intercepts in a more careful manner, defense officials said, describing most past encounters as “professional.”

The U.S. military has sought to engage China in talks on maritime rules of engagement and a code of conduct aimed at preventing such close encounters with limited success.

In the RC-135 encounter, the U.S. electronic surveillance aircraft was flying near the Russian Far East coast north of Japan on April 23 when an the Russian Su-27 intercepted the jet.

During that encounter, the Russian warplane rolled sideways to reveal its air-to-air missiles and then flew within 100 feet of the RC-135 cockpit. The incident was video recorded by the crew but the Pentagon declined to release the video.

The Pentagon protested the Russian encounter with officials in Moscow. However, no additional steps were taken to warn the Russians about further dangerous intercepts.

Fisher said U.S. P-8s have flown surveillance missions over the South China Sea, where China has been engaged in aggressive naval and coast guard tactics against Vietnam and Philippines over competing maritime claims.

“If such patrols are over shallower waters near to China, another ‘controlled crash’ into the P-8 could also be part of a Chinese intelligence operation to capture the latest U.S. Navy anti-submarine and patrol aircraft,” he said.

“China is just now testing its first long range anti-submarine aircraft based on the turboprop powered Y-9 transport,” he added. “Gaining insights into the twin-turbofan powered P-8 may accelerate a likely Chinese program to make an ASW/maritime patrol version of its twin-turbofan C-919 regional airliner.”

Henri K.

Les 38 élèves pilotes femmes de la 10ème promotion de l'armée de l'air ont effectué leur premier saut en parachute. Si elles terminent les formations, ces 38 femmes seront affectées aux différentes divisions de chasse.



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Un exercice de combat libre de l'armée de l'air chinoise



Exercice d'une unité de l'armée parachutiste



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Les pilotes de l'armée de l'air chinoise commencent petit à petit à s'équiper de nouvelle combinaison de vol et de casque sur mesure, ainsi que de tablette multifonctions. Etant donné le nombre total des pilotes en Chine, il va falloir sans doute pas mal de temps pour le remplacement complet.

Ici les pilotes de chasseur-bombardier JH-7A qui participent à l'exercice conjoint "Mission Pacifique 2014" de l'OCS actuellement.













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Départ de 170 meilleurs pilotes de l'armée de l'air, sélectionnés dans les 7 régions militaires, dans le désert de Gobi pour 2 semaines de compétition annuelle.

L'objectif : Obtenir l'un des 5 casques d'or, représentant la plus haute distinction pour un pilote de l'armée de l'air chinoise.

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La compétition annuelle "Casques d'or" de l'armée de l'air chinoise vient de démarrer. 170 meilleurs pilotes de toute la Chine vont s'affronter dans des combats libres durant au moins 2 semaines pour déterminer qui porteront les 5 casques d'or.



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Entrainement des jeunes élèves de l'Académie de l'armée parachutiste.



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Un article publié aujourd'hui dans le journal CAN News (China Aviation News) sur un jeune chercheur du groupe AVIC confirme que le développement chinois de tuyère TVC est dans un état très avancé.

Ce jeune homme de 32 ans a, en 6 ans de carrière, déposé 65 brevets. Sa recherche concerne surtout comment rendre les tuyères TVC axisymétriques (AVEN) furtifs. L'article parle des dentelles de tuyère TVC, par exemple.

http://www.cannews.com.cn/epaper/zghkb/2014/09/25/A08/story/411723.shtml

Henri K.

Un article publié dans le Journal de PLA laisse entendre que la pré-étude de l'avion de combat de 6ème génération a commencé, dans l'Institut de recherche avancée du département central des équipements militaires.

http://www.chinamil.com.cn/jfjbmap/content/2014-09/25/content_88646.htm

L'article parle d'une "configuration aérodynamique et le système de contrôle totalement différents par rapport aux appareils actuels".

Ceci veut aussi dire que la Chine anticipe dore et déjà l'après J-20, alors que ce dernier n'est même pas encore en service actif. C'est conforme aux pratiques courantes en Chine en terme de développement militaire - Produire une génération, développer une génération, pré-étudier une génération.

Henri K.

Très intéressant... La question est, ça imite où?

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Exercice des bombardiers



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Les parachutistes chinois et indonésiens mènent un exercice conjoint de 11 jours.

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Exercice anti-terroriste conjoint des parachutistes chinois et indonésien est terminé.



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Combat libre entre 2 entités de l'armée de l'air chinoise



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Entrainement d'une unité de l'armée parachutiste chinoise.



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Au Salon de Zhuhai : d'après une annonce officielle faite lors du salon par un porte-paroles de l'armée de l'air chinoise, PLAAF va sélectionner et recruter 1300 jeunes élève-pilotes en 2015.



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Exercice de sauvetage des pilotes amerris.





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Une nouvelle génération de LGB est entrée en service dans l'armée de l'air chinoise. Ici un Q-5L de la région militaire de Jinan.

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De plus en plus d'aérostats sont entrés en service dans la défense aérienne en Chine. Au moins 3 types d'aérostat sont acquis par l'armée chinoise pour compléter son réseau de détection longue portée.

On voit par ailleurs que l'un de 3 types d'aérostat était exposé au salon de Zhuhai mi-Novembre. Des HALEs anti-furtivité viendront très bientôt compléter les composants de ce vaste réseau qui est répandu sur tout le territoire. L'objectif est d'établir une capacité de surveillance aérienne multi-spectrale et omni-directionnelle sur 1500km au delà de sa frontière.

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Les jeunes élèves de l'académie de pilotage entament les sessions de vol.



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Henri K. a écrit:

Les jeunes élèves de l'académie de pilotage entament les sessions de vol.



Henri K.

salut henri !
il vole sur qu elle type d appareil ?
et autre chose
ici les media parle d un attenta en chine qui aurait fait 4 civils morts dans une province du nord ouest , aurait tu des nouvelles de sa ?

valdechalvagne a écrit:

salut henri !
il vole sur qu elle type d appareil ?
et autre chose
ici les media parle d un attenta en chine qui aurait fait 4 civils morts dans une province du nord ouest , aurait tu des nouvelles de sa ?

Nanchang CJ-6.

Oui, la police locale a encerclé la rue puis évacué les civils, avant d'exécuter sur le champ les 11 terroristes. Fin d'histoire.

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Entrainement au combat libre d'une unité de l'armée de l'air chinoise.



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Une cinquantaine d'appareils de l'armée de l'air de la région militaire de Guangzhou, composés des chasseurs, des bombardiers et des AWACS, ont mené un exercice de combat libre.



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Exercices de combat libre de l'armée de l'air chinoise.





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