US EditionChinese Jets Lock Radar on Japanese Planes Over East China Sea
Japan lodged a strong protest after Chinese J-15 fighters locked fire-control radar on its jets near Okinawa, marking the first such incident and escalating regional tensions.
- 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 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.
Near the island of Okinawa a Chinese aircraft carrier association operates. Now China and Japan report incidents there with fighter jets. Background to the dispute could be statements from Tokyo to Taiwan.[more]]>
Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has accused Chinese fighter jet pilots of pointing their fire control radar at Japanese aircraft during two separate incidents over international waters near the island of Okinawa, Al Jazeera reports. In a post on X early Sunday, Koizumi said Tokyo had lodged a "strong protest" over the two incidents and made "a strong request for measures to prevent a recurrence." "The radar illumination was a dangerou…
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Chinese fighter aircraft locked fire-control radar on Japanese military jets twice on Saturday over international waters on Saturday, according to Japan's Defence Ministry, Japanese state media reported on Sunday. As per Japan's Defence Ministry, the incidents occurred over waters southeast of Okinawa's main island.
Japan accuses China of provocation with fighter jets.
The tensions between China and Japan are intensifying. According to Tokyo, Chinese military aircraft in front of Okinawa caused a dangerous situation. Japan is protesting.
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