The U.S. aircraft was a P-8A Poseidon patrol and reconnaissance plane, according to the People’s Liberation Army’s Eastern Theater Command.
A new squadron at Beale AFB, California, will handle the battle management data collected by manned aircraft, drones and other military systems.
Taiwan’s Defense Ministry says China sent four balloons over the island, three of which passed near a key air force base.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he would boost national defenses to cope with what he called an unprecedented U.S.-led confrontation.
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