Department of Defense Releases Declassified Images, Videos of Coercive and Risky PLA Operational Behavior [Image 6 of 22]

PACIFIC OCEAN

05.24.2022

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza  

Office of the Secretary of Defense Public Affairs           

Images and video newly released by the Department capture a PLA fighter jet in the course of conducting a coercive and risky intercept against a lawfully operating U.S. asset in the East China Sea. The PLA fighter jet first sped toward the U.S. asset and crossed under the plane’s nose, causing the U.S. aircraft to lose visual contact of the PLA fighter. After the U.S, pilot opened some distance between the two planes, the PLA pilot re-approached at a distance of just 15 feet laterally and 10 feet below the U.S. plane.

• Date Taken: 05.24.2022
• Date Posted: 10.16.2023 17:09
• Photo ID: 8074179
• VIRIN: 220524-D-ZZ999-1001
• Resolution: 868x549
• Size: 31.48 KB
• Location: PACIFIC OCEAN