Chinese Warship ‘Lased’ American Surveillance Plane: US Navy

A P-8A Poseidon assigned to the Golden Swordsmen of Patrol Squadron (VP) 47 performs a fly-by next to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Bryan Niegel

A U.S. Navy-operated P8-A Poseidon surveillance plane was “lased” by a Chinese military destroyer while flying over international waters in the Pacific Ocean, the military said in a statement on Friday.

The Poseidon was operating in “international airspace in accordance with international rules and regulations” about 400 miles west of Guam, a U.S. territory, according to the military.