TOKYO — Close US ally Japan said it scrambled fighter jets on Monday after a Chinese military aircraft 'violated' its airspace in a further escalation of regional tensions.
TOKYO — Close US ally Japan said it scrambled fighter jets on Monday after a Chinese military aircraft 'violated' its airspace in a further escalation of regional tensions.The two-minute incursion into Japan ese airspace by the Y-9 surveillance aircraft at 11:29 am was the first by a Chinese military plane, local media reported.
Yee Kuang Heng, a professor at the University of Tokyo, said the Y-9 in Monday's incident 'was likely probing Japan's air defense network, collecting electronic intel such as Japan's radar signals and coverage.'This handout photo taken and released on August 26, 2024 by Japan's Ministry of Defense Joint Staff Office shows a Chinese military Y9 intelligence-gathering aircraft that Japan's defense ministry said 'violated' Japanese airspace.
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