P-8A

Australian Leaders Call for Investigation into Chinese Laser Harassment of Surveillance Aircraft; PLA Denies Wrongdoing

A 2016 image of a Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon. RAAF Photo

The Chinese military has denied that a People’s Liberation Army Navy warship used a laser last week to harass an Australian military aircraft, while Australian officials call for an investigation.

While China has yet to issue an official response directly to Australia on the incident, Senior Col. Tan Kifei, spokesperson for China’s Ministry of National Defense, told reporters on Monday that “on February 17, the Australian P-8...

https://news.usni.org/2022/02/21/australian-leaders-call-for-investigation-into-chinese-laser-harassment-of-surveillance-aircraft-pla-denies-wrongdoing

Pentagon Accuses Russian Pilots of Making ‘Unprofessional Intercepts’ of Navy P-8As

A P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft assigned to the ‘Grey Knights’ of Patrol Squadron (VP) 46, sits on the flight line on Jan. 7, 2021. US Navy Photo

A Russian aircraft intercepted three U.S. Navy P-8A aircraft earlier this week, the Navy announced Wednesday.

The three U.S. planes were flying over the Mediterranean Sea in international airspace when a Russian aircraft made “unprofessional intercepts” on Feb. 12 and 13, Pentagon spokesman Capt. Mike Kafka said in a statement.

No one was hurt,...

https://news.usni.org/2022/02/16/pentagon-accuses-russian-pilots-of-making-unprofessional-intercepts-of-navy-p-8as

U.S. Navy Wraps Up Drills With Partners in Philippine Sea, Strait of Malacca

Sailors transit the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) after debarking a CMV-22B Osprey, assigned to the “Titans” of Fleet Logistic Support Squadron (VRM) 30, Dec. 1, 2021. U.S. Navy Photo

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – The U.S Navy this week completed exercises in the Philippine Sea with multilateral partners and an exercise with Malaysia in the Malacca Strait.
The multilateral ANNUALEX exercise hosted by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force concluded on Tuesday....

https://news.usni.org/2021/12/01/u-s-navy-wraps-up-drills-with-partners-in-philippine-sea-strait-of-malacca

Pentagon Report on P-8A Readiness for Anti-Submarine Warfare Mission

The following is the May 19, 2021 Department of Defense Inspector General investigation, Evaluation of the Readiness of the U.S. Navy’s P-8A Poseidon Aircraft to Meet the U.S. European Command’s Anti-Submarine Warfare Requirements.

From the Report

The objective of this evaluation was to determine whether the readiness of the U.S. Navy’s P-8A Poseidon fleet met the anti-submarine warfare (ASW) requirements of the U.S. European Command (USEUCOM).

Background

The P-8A Poseidon is a multi-mission...

https://news.usni.org/2021/05/25/pentagon-report-on-p-8a-readiness-for-anti-submarine-warfare-mission

Norwegian Officials: Russian Arctic Expansion Making Security Landscape ‘Difficult’

Marines with Marine Rotational Force Europe 21.1 (MRF-E), Marine Forces Europe and Africa, conduct a live-fire range using Assault Amphibious Vehicles (AAV) in Blatindan, Norway, March 16, 2021. US Marine Corps Photo

Russia’s heavy investment in new ballistic missile submarines and long-range precision strike weaponry signal the Kremlin’s will to challenge NATO’s ability to reinforce the High North in a crisis, Norway’s top diplomat said Friday.

“The security landscape is getting more difficult,”...