Australia learned about Chinese live-fire naval drills off the country’s coast that forced dozens of flights to be diverted ...

Virgin Australia and Emirates aircraft heard the Chinese flotilla's radio notification about a live-firing test off the ...

A Virgin Australia pilot is responsible for alerting authorities to Chinese live fire drills off Australia’s east coast last ...

Chinese naval drills in international waters between Australia and New Zealand caused dozens of flight diversions.

Australian air traffic controllers only learnt of Chinese navy live-firing exercise thanks to a Virgin Australia pilot flying ...

A flotilla of three Chinese warships remains 296km east of Hobart as Defence officials and government ministers scramble to ...

The Defence Department is working with New Zealand's military to track the warships as they move closer to Hobart.

The Australian military only learnt about the Chinese live firing drill in the Tasman Sea after being alerted by aviation ...

Aviation officials first found out about the Chinese live fire exercises through a Virgin pilot, with the activity causing ...

Why China’s controversial navy drills have triggered a row with Australia and New Zealand - Beijing’s unexpected exercises disrupted flights and fuelled regional security debates ...

Dozens of commercial flights had to change course last week when they were surprised by Chinese naval drills off the coast of ...

The Chinese live firing exercise caused three flights over the Tasman Sea to be diverted, including aircraft from Qantas, ...