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Australian helicopters targeted by lasers in South China Sea
Source: CNN
Australian helicopters targeted by lasers in South China Sea
By Brad Lendon and Ben Westcott, CNN
Updated 0815 GMT (1615 HKT) May 29, 2019
Hong Kong (CNN) — Australian military helicopters were targeted with lasers during operations in the South China Sea this month.
"Some helicopter pilots had lasers pointed at them from passing fishing vessels," Euan Graham of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute wrote on The Strategist blog, who was aboard the warship from which the aircraft were operating.
Graham told CNN he did not witness the incidents, but Australian pilots told him they were targeted multiple times by commercial lasers during South China Sea missions.
Graham was aboard HMAS Canberra, a helicopter landing dock and flagship of the Royal Australian Navy, as it operated in the South China Sea and Indian Ocean on a three-month mission that ended this week.
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By Brad Lendon and Ben Westcott, CNN
Updated 0815 GMT (1615 HKT) May 29, 2019
Hong Kong (CNN) — Australian military helicopters were targeted with lasers during operations in the South China Sea this month.
"Some helicopter pilots had lasers pointed at them from passing fishing vessels," Euan Graham of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute wrote on The Strategist blog, who was aboard the warship from which the aircraft were operating.
Graham told CNN he did not witness the incidents, but Australian pilots told him they were targeted multiple times by commercial lasers during South China Sea missions.
Graham was aboard HMAS Canberra, a helicopter landing dock and flagship of the Royal Australian Navy, as it operated in the South China Sea and Indian Ocean on a three-month mission that ended this week.
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Read more: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/28/asia/australia-helicopters-lasers-south-china-sea-intl/index.html