A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) reconnaissance photo of a Peoples Liberation Army-Navy Luyang-class guided missile destroyer involved in a lasing incident with an RAAF P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft. *** Local Caption *** Defence can confirm that on 17 February 2022, a P-8A Poseidon detected a laser illuminating the aircraft from a People’s Liberation Army – Navy (PLA-N) vessel. Illumination of the aircraft by the Chinese vessel is a serious safety incident as acts like this have the potential to endanger lives. The action is strongly condemned as being unprofessional and unsafe military conduct. The vessel, in company with another PLA-N ship, was sailing east through the Arafura Sea at the time of the incident. Both ships have since transited through the Torres Strait and are heading into the Coral Sea.