Washington: The Pentagon says a Chinese warship seized a US Navy unmanned underwater glider that was collecting unclassified scientific data in the South China Sea.
Navy Capt. Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman, says the US has issued a formal diplomatic complaint and is asking for the drone's return.
Davis says a civilian US Navy ship operated by the military's Sealift Command was recovering two of the unmanned gliders about 50 miles northwest of Subic Bay near the Philippines when the Chinese ship approached and took one of the small vessels. He says the Chinese ship acknowledged radio messages from the US ship, but did not respond to demands the glider be returned.
Navy Capt. Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman, says the US has issued a formal diplomatic complaint and is asking for the drone's return.
Davis says a civilian US Navy ship operated by the military's Sealift Command was recovering two of the unmanned gliders about 50 miles northwest of Subic Bay near the Philippines when the Chinese ship approached and took one of the small vessels. He says the Chinese ship acknowledged radio messages from the US ship, but did not respond to demands the glider be returned.
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