7th Fleet Aircraft Transits Taiwan Strait, Carrier Strike Group Visits South Korea

US Navy: "A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon is used for long-range, anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance".

TAIWAN STRAIT  – U.S. Navy/7th Fleet: A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon transited the Taiwan Strait in international airspace on October 12th (local time). 

By operating within the Taiwan Strait in accordance with international law, the United  States upholds the navigational rights and freedoms of all nations. 

The aircraft's transit of the Taiwan Strait demonst…