Japan Reports Aerial Intrusion Spike In February

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F-15J scrambling from Naha Air Base on Okinawa.
Credit: Chen Chuanren
SINGAPORE—The Japanese defense ministry has released its February fighter scramble report that reveals a doubling of aerial intrusions on a month-on-month basis by Chinese and Russian aircraft. The document shows there were 116 scrambles in February: 82 in response to Chinese aircraft and 34 to...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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