Stories
Slash Boxes
Comments

SoylentNews is people

posted by martyb on Thursday December 10 2015, @02:18PM   Printer-friendly
from the just-taking-a-look dept.

A Boeing P-8 Poseidon aircraft is being deployed to Singapore amid growing tensions over territorial claims in the South China Sea:

The United States has deployed a P-8 Poseidon spy plane to Singapore for the first time. It is the latest in a series of US military actions seen as a response to China's increasingly assertive claims over territory in the South China Sea.

The US says it will also base a military reconnaissance plane at Singapore's Paya Lebar air base. US P-8s already operate from Japan and the Philippines, and surveillance flights have taken off from Malaysia. The P-8 was deployed on Monday, and will remain in Singapore until 14 December.

In addition to the P-8 deployment, the US says it will operate a military plane, either a P-8 Poseidon or a P-3 Orion, from Singapore for the foreseeable future, rotating planes on a quarterly basis. The US-Singapore agreement, announced after a meeting in Washington on Monday between US Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Singapore Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen, also covers co-operation on counter-terrorism, fighting piracy, and disaster relief.

Previously: China's Island Factory
China Builds Artificial Islands in South China Sea
Chinese Weaponry Spotted on Artificial Islands


Original Submission

 
This discussion has been archived. No new comments can be posted.
Display Options Threshold/Breakthrough Mark All as Read Mark All as Unread
The Fine Print: The following comments are owned by whoever posted them. We are not responsible for them in any way.
  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 10 2015, @03:03PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 10 2015, @03:03PM (#274462)

    Big Earl: Alright guys, I'm not gonna lie to you. This is gonna get kinda weird... Two dragons.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 10 2015, @03:06PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 10 2015, @03:06PM (#274464)
  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 10 2015, @05:28PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 10 2015, @05:28PM (#274527)

    Big Earl: Alright guys, I'm not gonna lie to you. This is gonna get kinda weird... Two dragons.

    What does Ryulong [reddit.com] have to do with this?