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, marking the first such incident between the two militaries, officials said.
- 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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