The image of a Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon aircraft overflying a Chinese Dongdiao-class intelligence ship, released by the Australian Department of Defence amid Exercise ‘Talisman Sabre' 2023. (Commonwealth of Australia)

The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has released images of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessel that is said to be on passage near the country while Canberra hosts a large-scale military exercise.

These images, which were released by the DoD on 24 July, depict a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft overflying the vessel on the latter's starboard side.

The vessel, which features a distinctive array of four radar domes, has been identified as a Dongdiao (Type 815/815A)-class intelligence-gathering ship. The vessel type is often deployed by the PLAN near major military exercises such as ‘RIMPAC' and ‘Talisman Sabre'.

Exercise ‘Talisman Sabre' 2023 began on 22 July and will run till 4 August across Queensland, Western Australia, the Northern Territory, and New South Wales. For the first time, the drills will also take placearound Norfolk Island.

The image of a Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon aircraft overflying a Chinese Dongdiao-class intelligence ship, released by the Australian Department of Defence amid Exercise ‘Talisman Sabre' 2023. (Commonwealth of Australia)

The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has released images of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessel that is said to be on passage near the country while Canberra hosts a large-scale military exercise.

These images, which were released by the DoD on 24 July, depict a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft overflying the vessel on the latter's starboard side.

The vessel, which features a distinctive array of four radar domes, has been identified as a Dongdiao (Type 815/815A)-class intelligence-gathering ship. The vessel type is often deployed by the PLAN near major military exercises such as ‘RIMPAC' and ‘Talisman Sabre'.

Exercise ‘Talisman Sabre' 2023 began on 22 July and will run till 4 August across Queensland, Western Australia, the Northern Territory, and New South Wales. For the first time, the drills will also take placearound Norfolk Island.

The image of a Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon aircraft overflying a Chinese Dongdiao-class intelligence ship, released by the Australian Department of Defence amid Exercise ‘Talisman Sabre' 2023. (Commonwealth of Australia)

The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has released images of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessel that is said to be on passage near the country while Canberra hosts a large-scale military exercise.

These images, which were released by the DoD on 24 July, depict a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft overflying the vessel on the latter's starboard side.

The vessel, which features a distinctive array of four radar domes, has been identified as a Dongdiao (Type 815/815A)-class intelligence-gathering ship. The vessel type is often deployed by the PLAN near major military exercises such as ‘RIMPAC' and ‘Talisman Sabre'.

Exercise ‘Talisman Sabre' 2023 began on 22 July and will run till 4 August across Queensland, Western Australia, the Northern Territory, and New South Wales. For the first time, the drills will also take placearound Norfolk Island.

The image of a Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon aircraft overflying a Chinese Dongdiao-class intelligence ship, released by the Australian Department of Defence amid Exercise ‘Talisman Sabre' 2023. (Commonwealth of Australia)

The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has released images of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessel that is said to be on passage near the country while Canberra hosts a large-scale military exercise.

These images, which were released by the DoD on 24 July, depict a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft overflying the vessel on the latter's starboard side.

The vessel, which features a distinctive array of four radar domes, has been identified as a Dongdiao (Type 815/815A)-class intelligence-gathering ship. The vessel type is often deployed by the PLAN near major military exercises such as ‘RIMPAC' and ‘Talisman Sabre'.

Exercise ‘Talisman Sabre' 2023 began on 22 July and will run till 4 August across Queensland, Western Australia, the Northern Territory, and New South Wales. For the first time, the drills will also take placearound Norfolk Island.

The image of a Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon aircraft overflying a Chinese Dongdiao-class intelligence ship, released by the Australian Department of Defence amid Exercise ‘Talisman Sabre' 2023. (Commonwealth of Australia)

The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has released images of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessel that is said to be on passage near the country while Canberra hosts a large-scale military exercise.

These images, which were released by the DoD on 24 July, depict a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft overflying the vessel on the latter's starboard side.

The vessel, which features a distinctive array of four radar domes, has been identified as a Dongdiao (Type 815/815A)-class intelligence-gathering ship. The vessel type is often deployed by the PLAN near major military exercises such as ‘RIMPAC' and ‘Talisman Sabre'.

Exercise ‘Talisman Sabre' 2023 began on 22 July and will run till 4 August across Queensland, Western Australia, the Northern Territory, and New South Wales. For the first time, the drills will also take placearound Norfolk Island.

The image of a Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon aircraft overflying a Chinese Dongdiao-class intelligence ship, released by the Australian Department of Defence amid Exercise ‘Talisman Sabre' 2023. (Commonwealth of Australia)

The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has released images of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessel that is said to be on passage near the country while Canberra hosts a large-scale military exercise.

These images, which were released by the DoD on 24 July, depict a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft overflying the vessel on the latter's starboard side.

The vessel, which features a distinctive array of four radar domes, has been identified as a Dongdiao (Type 815/815A)-class intelligence-gathering ship. The vessel type is often deployed by the PLAN near major military exercises such as ‘RIMPAC' and ‘Talisman Sabre'.

Exercise ‘Talisman Sabre' 2023 began on 22 July and will run till 4 August across Queensland, Western Australia, the Northern Territory, and New South Wales. For the first time, the drills will also take placearound Norfolk Island.