Canadian Military Plane Intercepted Multiple Times by Chinese Jets in Latest East Asia Mission

A CH-148 Cyclone helicopter and a CP-140 Aurora maritime patrol aircraft fly over HMCS WINNIPEG as part of a photo exercise in the Asia-Pacific Region during Operation NEON, November 15, 2020. Sailor 1st Class Valerie LeClair, MARPAC Imaging Services/CAF Combat Camera via Flickr

Chinese military jets have intercepted a Royal Canadian Air Force plane a number of times during its latest UN-sanctioned mission in East Asia to monitor sanctions against North Korea, says the Department of National Defence (DND).

“The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) can confirm that our Royal Canadian Air Force CP-140 Aurora long-range patrol aircraft was intercepted on numerous occasions by the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) during this most recent iteration of Operation NEON,” said DND spokesperson Jessica Lamirande.