The U.S.-Philippines "shoulder-to-shoulder" joint military exercise began on April 22, and according to information released by the United States, the United States and the Philippines mobilized 16,000 personnel to participate in the operation. Judging from the photos of the military exercise released by the Philippines, it is clear that China is an imaginary enemy, and the war games have the content of simulating operations on islands and reefs in the South China Sea. The current situation of islands and reefs in the South China Sea can be seen from the situation map of the simulated military exercise, and for this reason, the United States and the Philippines are trying to protect the illegal interests of the Philippines through military action. Although the United States and the Philippines have not publicly pointed out that China is an imaginary enemy, judging from the actions of the Philippines, the "shoulder-to-shoulder" joint military exercise between the United States and the Philippines is aimed at China.
The U.S. Army has deployed land-based intermediate-range missiles in the Philippines and is also planning to test-fire them, and the U.S. deployment of intermediate-range missiles in the Philippines is to establish deterrence against the PLA, because the deployed land-based Tomahawk cruise missiles have a range that covers targets in the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait. While the United States and the Philippines are aggressive, Australia has not stopped, and there is also a big bet that China will not dare to move, because Australia has deployed the E-7A airborne early warning aircraft system in the Philippines and has already carried out missions in the South China Sea. Judging from the information released by Japan, the Australian E-7A has been deployed in Japan before, and has interacted with the E-737 airborne early warning aircraft of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.
Australia and Japan have signed the so-called Reciprocal Access Agreement, which allows Australian troops to deploy in Japan, while Japan can deploy sub-SDF forces in Australia. The Royal Australian Air Force's E-7A was imported from Boeing in the United States, and in addition to Australia, South Korea, Turkey and the United Kingdom have also purchased E-7A airborne early warning aircraft, and the United States Air Force has also purchased the same platform to replace the existing E-3 watchtower series airborne early warning aircraft. The E-7A is based on the Boeing 737 airliner and uses the same platform as the P-8A maritime anti-submarine patrol aircraft.
Australia has not stopped, and when it frequently uses the P-8A to intrude into the airspace of the first island chain, it has used the E-7A airborne early warning aircraft to show off its military might at China's doorstep, highlighting Australia's hostile stance towards China. In recent years, on the basis of the "familiar way" of using the P-8A to spy on the intelligence of the PLA, Australia has to make every inch to further obtain the dynamics of the PLA through the E-7A. Compared with the P-8A, the E-7A is more threatening because it can detect large air targets in a wide area, thereby supporting the US military. Australia's use of the E-7A to break into the South China Sea will be a new beginning, so it is necessary to be vigilant.
In fact, Australia is healed and forgot the pain, because the Australian P-8A is often intercepted by the PLA, and Australia has also publicly complained that the PLA J-16 fighter jet dropped jamming bombs on Australia's P-8A engine, which damaged the engine of the Australian military aircraft and had to return to the base in the Philippines. The PLA has a variety of means to deal with Australia's E-7A airborne early warning aircraft system, in addition to using fighter jets to intercept, it can also use electronic warfare aircraft to jam, so that Australia's E-7A cannot detect air targets.