Japan's Defense Minister Minoru Kihara reported that a Russian Il-38 patrol aircraft violated Japanese airspace above Rebun Island for about one minute on multiple occasions. In response, Japan's Self ...
Japanese fighter jets fired warning flares at a Russian reconnaissance plane after it repeatedly breached the neighbouring ...
Japanese military planes used flares to warn a Russian reconnaissance aircraft that trespassed and entered Japan’s airspace ...
In a rare move, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) scrambled F-15 and F-35 fighter jets from the Northern Air Defense ...
The Russian Il-38 maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft flew north of Rebun Island three times from 1 p.m. and ...
Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara told reporters that the Russian Il-38 plane breached Japan’s airspace above Rebun ...
Japan lodged a “very serious protest” with Moscow after a Russian patrol plane entered its airspace three times, the defence ...
Japan scrambled fighter jets after a Russian Il-38 plane entered Japanese airspace on Sept. 23. Japan used flares after the ...
Tokyo's defense ministry said the Russian surveillance plane violated its airspace repeatedly on Monday. China violated its ...
The infringements were the first by Russia in five years, according to the Japanese defense ministry. A fighter fired a ...
Japan's defense minister said the use of flares was a legitimate response to airspace violation and "we plan to use it ...
The release added that on Sunday, PLAN Dongdiao-class surveillance ship Tianlangxing (794) was sighted sailing east in an ...