Russian Ministry of Defence
This latest back-and-forth includes an unprecedented flight by eight Chinese bombers.
The maneuvers took place in and over the South China Sea, which Beijing largely claims as its own territory.
The United States and China are engaged in the first military back-and-forth of the new year, sending many ships and aircraft into the South China Sea over the past few days.
This latest round kicked off with the return of an American carrier battle group to the region, followed by an unprecedented flight of eight Chinese bombers into nearby Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ). Both sides piled on more fighters, surveillance aircraft, and bombers, making this dance-off a considerable escalation over previous years.
Four Chinese military planes enter Taiwan s ADIZ
01/27/2021 09:12 PM
A Y-8 tactical reconnaissance plane. Photo courtesy of the Ministry of National Defense
Taipei, Jan. 27 (CNA) Four Chinese military aircraft entered Taiwan s southwest air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Wednesday, according to Taiwan s Ministry of National Defense (MDN).
The aircraft two Y-8 anti-submarine planes, a Y-8 electronic warfare plane and a Y-8 tactical reconnaissance plane entered the airspace between southwest Taiwan and the Taiwan-controlled Dongsha Islands in the South China Sea, according to a chart provided by the MND.
In response, the military scrambled fighter jets, broadcast radio warnings and deployed air defense missile systems to track the Chinese aircraft, the MND said.
Tamaqua area Navy commander finishes latest deployment [Standard-Speaker, Hazleton, Pa.]
Dec. 13 A Tamaqua area native is captain of a guided missile destroyer that recently spent almost eight months on-station in the Yellow, East and South China seas.
And while his assignment took him half a world away, Cmdr. Chad Trubilla keeps his hometown on his mind.
“No one achieves alone, and stretching as far back to my days as a student-athlete in Tamaqua, many people invested in me which continued through the Naval Academy and persists throughout my naval career,” Trubilla wrote in an email to the Standard-Speaker. “I alone may have command USS Rafael Peralta, but it was my family, friends, teachers, coaches, townspeople, and shipmates who share in the achievement.”
A Tamaqua area native is captain of a guided missile destroyer that recently spent almost eight months on-station in the Yellow, East and South China seas.
And while his assignment took him half a world away, Cmdr. Chad Trubilla keeps his hometown on his mind.
âNo one achieves alone, and stretching as far back to my days as a student-athlete in Tamaqua, many people invested in me which continued through the Naval Academy and persists throughout my naval career,â Trubilla wrote in an email to the Standard-Speaker. âI alone may have command USS Rafael Peralta, but it was my family, friends, teachers, coaches, townspeople, and shipmates who share in the achievement.â