Greenert 'Concerned' Another Provocative P-8 Incident May Occur With China

By Lee Hudson / September 8, 2014 at 4:49 PM
The top Navy officer is "concerned" that U.S. pilots in the future may see incidents similar to one earlier this month in which a Chinese fighter jet conducted a dangerous intercept of a P-8 Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft and he plans to discuss the matter with his Chinese counterpart next week. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert, who spoke Sept. 8 at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, said it is important for the United States and...

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