China Jams US Spy Drones over Disputed South China Sea Islands
© AP Photo/ Eric Talmadge
China tried to electronically jam US drone flights over the disputed South China Sea in order to prevent surveillance on man-made islands Beijing is constructing as a part of an aggressive land reclamation initiative, US officials said.
Global Hawk long-range surveillance drones were targeted by jamming in at least one incident near the Spratly Islands, where China is building military facilities on Fiery Cross Reef, the Washington Free Beacon reported.
China's alleged on-going reclamation of Mischief Reef in the Spratly Islands.
© AP PHOTO/ RITCHIE B. TONGO
Chinese Navy Demands US Spy Planes Leave Disputed South China Sea Islands
That statement follows Thursday reports that the Chinese navy warned a US surveillance plane to leave the same area eight times in an apparent effort to establish and enforce a no-fly zone, a demand Washington rejected
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© AP Photo/ Eric Talmadge
China tried to electronically jam US drone flights over the disputed South China Sea in order to prevent surveillance on man-made islands Beijing is constructing as a part of an aggressive land reclamation initiative, US officials said.
Global Hawk long-range surveillance drones were targeted by jamming in at least one incident near the Spratly Islands, where China is building military facilities on Fiery Cross Reef, the Washington Free Beacon reported.
China's alleged on-going reclamation of Mischief Reef in the Spratly Islands.
© AP PHOTO/ RITCHIE B. TONGO
Chinese Navy Demands US Spy Planes Leave Disputed South China Sea Islands
That statement follows Thursday reports that the Chinese navy warned a US surveillance plane to leave the same area eight times in an apparent effort to establish and enforce a no-fly zone, a demand Washington rejected
Read more: http://sputniknews.com/us/20150522/1...#ixzz3atzv1mnW