Chinese J-11 Closes Within 10 Ft. Of B-52 In Latest Intercept

Brian Everstine October 26, 2023

A Chinese J-11 intercepts a B-52 on Oct. 24 in the South China Sea.

Credit: U.S. Defense Department
A People’s Liberation Army Air Force J-11 flew within 10 ft. of a U.S. Air Force B-52 in the South China Sea this week, the latest in a series of what the Pentagon alleges is a campaign of unsafe intercepts. Defense Department officials say China is undertaking a centralized and concerted effort to...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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