Australia air force pilots also heard Chinese navy live-fire warning on radio

An aircraft takes off from Sydney International Airport. China has said it gave adequate warning about a live-fire drill under international law, but Australian and New Zealand authorities said it fell short of best practice for notifications.- Reuters

AVALON: The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), monitoring a Chinese navy warship as it circumnavigated Australia last month, heard it warn it would use live fire in its exercises on a civilian radio broadcast, defence pilots said on Tuesday (March 25).

A People's Liberation Army Navy frigate conducted the unprecedented live-fire exercise in the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand in February, causing 49 commercial flights to be rerouted.