News Snapshot:
Newly obtained satellite images described Tuesday reportedly show China has deployed military aircraft to two disputed South China Sea islands and indicate that the Chinese military has established regular air operations there. Washington Times obtained satellite images from former Navy intelligence officer J. Michael Dahm of Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) and reported Tuesday that the images show Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft at the Mischief Reef in Spratly Islands in May and June, and the Subi Reef in June and July. The images reportedly show PLA KJ-500 airborne warning and control planes, Y-9 transport planes, and...
