Luke Grant is joined by Dr Keith Suter, Managing Director of the Global Directions Think Tank, for his take on China taking aim at one of our RAAF aircraft and we can expect to happen next.

A Chinese Navy vessel aimed a military-grade laser at an RAAF P8 Poseidon aircraft while sailing through Australia’s Exclusive Economic Zone, potentially risking the lives of up to 10 defence force members, according to the Defence Department.

The extraordinary action was taken by a Luyang-class guided missile destroyer at 12.35am last Thursday as it sailed through the Arafura Sea, which is between the Northern Territory and Papua.  A military-grade laser can be used to blind a pilot as well as disrupt or damage equipment and instruments on board an aircraft.

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