US EditionChinese Jets Lock Radar on Japanese Planes Over East China Sea
Japan lodged a formal protest after Chinese J-15 jets locked fire-control radar on F-15s twice near Okinawa, with Defense Minister Koizumi calling the acts dangerous and regrettable.
- On Dec 6, Japan said Chinese J-15 fighters launched from the Liaoning aircraft carrier intermittently locked radar onto ASDF F-15 fighter jets over waters near Okinawa in two separate episodes prompting scrambled planes.
- Amid a diplomatic row, Japan said China deployed more than 100 Chinese naval and coast guard vessels to East Asian waters since mid-November after Sanae Takaichi, Prime Minister of Japan, warned of SDF involvement if China attacks Taiwan.
- Japan's Defence Ministry said the first episode took place between 4:32 and 4:35, with a later one from 6:37 to 7:08, lasting about three minutes and about 30 minutes respectively, with no breach of Japanese airspace or injuries.
- Japan lodged a strong protest with China and Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi called the act dangerous, saying `These radar illumination went beyond what is necessary for the safe flight of aircraft`; calls to China's defence ministry on Dec 7 were not answered.
- Analysts say China is testing and boosting operational capability far from its mainland, marking the first drills around Japan since commissioning Fujian last month, raising Indo-Pacific regional security tensions amid the U.S. military presence in Okinawa.
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Japan and Australia urged calm on Sunday after Chinese military aircraft set their radar on Japanese fighter planes, a month after statements by the Japanese head of state on Taiwan that fueled tensions between Tokyo and Beijing. Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Japan formally protested the incident, calling it “an extremely regrettable and “dangerous” act that “extended the scope necessary for safe aircraft operations.” “We have presented…
Tensions are framed in a deterioration of relations between China and Japan, accentuated by statements by the Japanese Prime Minister.
Chinese warplanes have targeted Japanese fighter jets southeast of Okinawa island, Japan's Defense Ministry said Sunday.
Japan has alleged that Chinese fighter jets locked fire-control radar on its military aircraft near Okinawa, a potential disaster. China denies the allegations, saying the Japanese aircraft were interfering with its naval operations.
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