An ADF helicopter has been forced to take evasive action after a Chinese helicopter moved dangerously close to it over the Yellow Sea.

It follows other similar Australian complaints about alleged unsafe activity by the Chinese military in recent years.

Defence officials say an Australian MH-60R Seahawk was forced to dodge a Chinese helicopter in international waters, marking a tense escalation in a string of military encounters.

An Australian government source said all interactions with foreign ships ​and aircraft 'were safe and professional.'

A Chinese military helicopter deliberately came within an unsafe distance of an Australian navy helicopter, forcing it to take evasive action.

A Royal Navy submarine has arrived in Australia for an historic visit to strengthen the UK’s commitment to the security of the Indo-Pacific.

THE head of the Royal Navy challenged Russell Crowe to be “put through his paces” after the Hollywood star was awarded an honorary military rank in Australia. The Master and Commander actor was

Australia has raised concerns with Beijing after a Chinese military helicopter carried out what the Department of Defence described as an “unsafe and unprofessional” manoeuvre near a RAN aircraft operating in international waters.

SYDNEY, Feb 22 (Reuters) - An Australian warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait, a government source said on Sunday, in the latest transit of the sensitive waterway by a U.S. ally that Chinese state-backed media said was tracked and monitored by the nation's military.