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Chinese J-16 cut across nose of RAAF P-8 and release chaff

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The Australian Department of Defence has released a press statement on Jun. 5 saying that a Chinese J-16 fighter carried out a dangerous maneuver to a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) P-8 maritime patrol aircraft in South China Sea on May 26.

Boeing P-8A Poseidon from No. 11 Squadron RAAF in flight over the Indian Ocean on 14 December 2021 (211214-N-RU001-1027)
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Micheal Mensah, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Mi-17 that U.S. is giving to Ukraine

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An Mi-17 helicopter is loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, May 20, 2022. The C-17, operated by the 167th Airlift Wing of the West Virginia National Guard, transported the helicopter from Davis-Monthan to Sliač Airport in Slovakia. The Mi-17 is one of 16 helicopters and numerous other weapons systems the United States has committed to the Ukrainian military. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Chief Master Sgt. Mark Snyder)