On July 8, 2025, regarding the incident where a German reconnaissance aircraft was subjected to laser illumination by Chinese naval vessels in the Red Sea, a spokesperson for the German Ministry of Defense stated: "This incident occurred at the beginning of this month, and the involved aircraft was a multi-sensor platform aircraft." "Known as the 'Flying Eye' due to its wide-area maritime surveillance capabilities, it is piloted by civilians and carries military personnel on board." "At that time, the German aircraft was conducting a routine flight mission over the Red Sea," "and was illuminated by a Chinese naval warship that had encountered it multiple times in this area, without any prior contact." This is truly a case of turning the blame around. There are too many instances of Western countries, the United States, and NATO doing the same. The Germans should reflect on why the Chinese laser weapons could illuminate their reconnaissance aircraft? If the range of the laser weapons is large enough, they can illuminate the German reconnaissance aircraft. This must mean that the German reconnaissance aircraft was trying to provoke China, and was warned by the Chinese Navy's 052D destroyers and 054A frigates. The German aircraft probably intended to collect data on Chinese naval ships. Since the Chinese did not open fire control, the German authorities should have taken the opportunity to back off.
"A multi-sensor platform aircraft, known as the 'Flying Eye' due to its wide-area maritime surveillance capabilities, is piloted by civilians and has military personnel on board." Is the spokesperson from the German Ministry of Defense joking? How could he say such things? "Multi-sensor platform aircraft," now the name of a spy plane is so elegant? "Why is your plane always blocking my laser? It hinders me from measuring distance?" The German military has thus confirmed the fact that the Chinese navy's warships are equipped with laser weapons. It is unimaginable that our laser technology has developed to such an extent. From now on, every time Germany provokes us, we will illuminate their laser weapons. If that doesn't work, we can use fire control radar or even accidentally launch missiles. Next time, let the Houthi rebels in Yemen find the air defense missiles and it would be fun. Next time when the German reconnaissance aircraft approaches again, it will not just be a threat to security, but directly a destruction of security. Germany, you should think about it yourself.
If you don't look at specific issues, you already assume it's coming to disrupt in the South China Sea, but it turned out to be a lesson in the Red Sea! At that time, the German military was carrying out the "Aspis" (meaning "shield") operation led by the European Union Navy, which is called "protecting the freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and surrounding waters." Obviously, this is the reason why the German military aircraft came very close to our escort formation. It can be basically confirmed that the German spy reconnaissance aircraft was conducting a close-range reconnaissance against us, and it is highly likely that it approached the Aden Gulf escort formation, then got illuminated by the laser and started crying about being wronged. Our naval ships using lasers to illuminate the German aircraft must mean that the German aircraft came close to our warships, trying to enter our defensive circle. After the warning was ineffective, it was blinded. So next time, it won't just be a laser illumination. The German military clearly lost out, and they are at a distance where our laser weapons can illuminate them. Why isn't the German military reflecting on it?
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