US says Chinese warship fired military laser at US aircraft
By Ryan Browne, CNN
Updated 1:27 PM EST, Fri February 28, 2020
 
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Washington(CNN)The US Navy said Thursday that a Chinese military warship fired a military grade laser at US Navy P-8 surveillance aircraft last week while it was flying over the Pacific Ocean, an action that the US Navy called "unsafe and unprofessional."
The People's Republic of China "navy destroyer's actions were unsafe and unprofessional," US Pacific Fleet said in a statement Thursday.
"Weapons-grade lasers could potentially cause serious harm to aircrew and mariners, as well as ship and aircraft systems," the statement added.
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Military-grade laser beams, occasionally known as "dazzlers," emit a powerful beam of light that can travel great distances and be used to illuminate aircraft cockpits, temporarily blinding pilots.
Defense officials told CNN that a formal diplomatic protests known as a démarche is expected to be issued.
The incident comes amid ongoing tensions between the US and Chinese militaries.
The Pentagon has repeatedly said that China represents an increasingly serious threat to regional security, saying that major Chinese investments in its military are aimed at achieving regional dominance.
"Over time, we have watched them seize and militarize islands in the South China Sea, and rapidly modernize their armed forces, while seeking to use emerging technologies to alter the landscape of power and reshape the world in their favor ... and often at the expense of others," US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said earlier this month.

Chinese lasers injure US military pilots in Africa, Pentagon says
The US has similarly issued such diplomatic protests in the past due to what the US said was Chinese military forces using lasers against US aircraft.
One such incident took place in the East African nation of Djibouti where both the US and China maintain military bases. US officials in 2018 accused Chinese forces stationed in Djibouti of injuring US pilots with a laser that was fired at a US C-130J aircraft.
中国海军激光武器已上舰！052D首发击中敌机 将是055舰标配

海军远航舰艇编队开展三向补给训练
  2月25日上午，南部战区海军远海联合训练编队圆满完成训练任务，返回军港码头。
此次训练历时41天，总航程达14000余海里。
然而，就在这支舰队安全返回基地的时候，却从美国传来噪音。
据俄罗斯卫星新闻网28日报道，美国海军某舰队司令部抱怨称，中国驱逐舰发射激光击中了美国P-8A“波塞冬”侦察机的行为“不安全和不专业”。
该司令部确定，事件发生在2月17日，当时这架侦察机正在吕宋岛以东约900公里处的国际水域上空飞行。
P-8A“波塞冬”号上的传感器记录下被激光击中。

呼和浩特舰实弹发射导弹训练
  查看南部战区海军远海训练编队的新闻，推算了一下，该编队是16号起航的，
1月27日，在大洋某海域进行首次综合补给，967号“查干湖”综合补给舰以横向补给的方式为161号“呼和浩特”驱逐舰输送油、水、食品等物资。
经过补给后，编队向着更远的大洋继续挺进。
到了2月9日随队记者报道，远海联合训练编队以练兵备战的状态穿过国际日期变更线，从东半球跨入西半球。
而实际日期，很可能是8日。
之后，编队在远海大洋连续开展临检拿捕、反恐反海盗、武力营救、综合补给、直升机跨昼夜训练等实战化演练，锤炼部队遂行多样化军事任务能力。

美军P-8A前来侦察似乎有些肆无忌惮
  2月19日，报道说远海联合训练编队在大洋某海域开展了编队防空演练，对空中靶机进行打击，有效检验了编队整体防空能力，并拉响了战斗警报！
而美军说2月17日在某岛以东610公里处一架P-8A遭到激光照射，显然此刻海军远海联合训练编队已经返航，并再次越过了国际日期变更线。
在归航途中，应该是驻某岛美军P-8A反潜巡逻机进行侦察，因为直接飞临中国舰队上空，因此遭到了中国驱逐舰上的激光警告。
由于美机上有激光告警预警系统，因此被记录下来，成了美军倒打一耙的证据。

媒体报道中国激光武器已上舰测试
  在中国海军远海联合训练编队中，旗舰和主战舰就是052D型161号“呼和浩特”驱逐舰，
该舰于2019年2月服役，是052D的第10艘，还是一艘升级型号。
因此，预计对P-8A发射激光的应该就是161号“呼和浩特”驱逐舰。
这也证明了一件事情，那就是此前外界盛传中国海军将在055舰上装备激光武器，而现在161号“呼和浩特”舰上已率先装备，就间接证明055舰铁定已经装备。
预计161号“呼和浩特”舰上的激光武器，应该具有击落无人机与烧毁来袭导弹制导系统的能力，当然调低功率后，也可以用于对来袭敌机进行激光炫目与致盲。

中美几乎将在同时让激光武器上舰
  分析认为，中国激光武器的神秘面纱，现在终于通过国外消息为外界所知，而且还是一次近似实战的应用。
现在161号“呼和浩特”舰上已经装备了这一系统，不但说明这技术已经成熟，
还说明其他同级舰艇也可以加装这一系统，而055舰就会成为标配。
这无疑会大大加强中国海军应对多重威胁的能力，而这次使用激光照射P-8A反潜侦察机，应该是第一次实战应用。
正如该编队坚持的“出航即是作战、训练即是战斗”的远航训练指导原则，经过远航训练积累了丰富经验的中国海军，
在未来一定有更多把握战胜敌人。

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