Japan's defense minister said the use of flares was a legitimate response to airspace violation and "we plan to use it ...
The infringements were the first by Russia in five years, according to the Japanese defense ministry. A fighter fired a ...
After a Russian military patrol aircraft violated Japanese airspace, Japan's Self-Defense Force dispatched an aircraft that, for the first time, fired flares in 'an anti-airspace violation action.' ...
Four Russian military aircraft were tracked operating in the Alaska air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Monday, ...
Japan said a Russian surveillance plane violated its airspace three times on Monday.The Japanese Air Self-Defense Force ...
Japan scrambled fighter jets after a Russian Il-38 plane entered Japanese airspace on Sept. 23. Japan used flares after the ...
Japanese fighter jets fired warnings flares against a Russian military aircraft that Tokyo said repeatedly entered the ...
The Russian Il-38 maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft flew north of Rebun Island three times from 1 p.m. and ...
Russian patrol aircraft were intercepted by Japanese fighter jets after Moscow's planes violated the Western-ally's airspace, ...
Japan says its warplanes used flares to warn a Russian reconnaissance aircraft to leave northern Japanese airspace.
A Russian military patrol aircraft violated Japanese airspace near Hokkaido's Rebun Island on three separate occasions on ...
The Russian aircraft intruded three times and ignored radio warnings, prompting flares from Japan’s self defense aircrafts.