However, according to the Philippine military, on the 8th, two Chinese Air Force fighter jets interfered with the Philippine Air Force’s NC-212i small transport aircraft that was conducting routine maritime patrol over Scarborough Reef (Chinese name: Huangyan Dao) in the South China Sea.
It is said that a Chinese fighter jet performed a dangerous maneuver and fired flares (flash bombs to avoid missiles) along the flight path of the Philippine Air Force plane.
Flare..