The report comes days after live-fire PLA Navy drills in the Tasman Sea put Australia and New Zealand on alert, prompting dozens of commercial flight diversions and naval monitoring by both countries.

MANILA, Philippines — A People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy helicopter “performed dangerous flight maneuvers” against a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) aircraft over the territorial ...

Around four minutes later, a People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy helicopter with tail No. 68 came into view, initially shadowing the BFAR plane from a distance of around 3 km. “Chinese military ...

The Type 055 large destroyer Zunyi of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy fires its close-in weapon system during a combat exercise in the Pacific Ocean in February 2025. Photo ...

Comprehensive supply ship Weishanhu (Hull 887) and guided-missile frigate Dali (Hull 553) attached to a flotilla of the Chinese PLA Navy conduct alongside replenishment-at-sea during an emergency ...

The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy’s unprecedented show of firepower in waters between Australia and New Zealand has raised alarm in both countries in recent days as a clearer picture ...

Wu Qian, a spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense, made the remarks in response to the groundless narrative claiming that a PLA navy aircraft engaged in dangerous maneuvers against a ...

The aircraft were apparently part of a joint patrol exercise conducted by the PLA Navy, it said. The ministry said it scrambled units from across the military services to monitor the PLA activity. The ...

This is the tense moment a Chinese navy helicopter flew dangerously close to a Philippine patrol aircraft flying over disputed waters in the South China Sea. Footage shows the Chinese chopper ...

The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy ships, consisting of a frigate, a cruiser and a replenishment vessel, had been sailing down the coast of Australia since mid-February, according to the ...

MANILA -- A People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy helicopter conducted dangerous maneuvers towards a Philippine aircraft during a maritime domain awareness (MDA) flight over Bajo de Masinloc or ...