Japan Fighter aircraft were used to monitor joint patrols by the US Air Force Russia and China in its airspace, the Japanese Ministry of Defense announced on Tuesday evening, amid growing tensions between them Tokyo And Beijing
According to the defense portfolio Two nuclear-capable Russian Tu-95 bombers flew from the Sea of Japan to the East China Sea, where they joined two Chinese H-6 bombers.what they called a “joint long-distance flight” in the Pacific.
The Japanese ministry added that four Chinese regime J-16 fighter jets joined the bombers while they conducted round-trip exercises between the bombers Okinawa and Miyako Islandsusing the Miyako Strait – international waters – as part of their journey. At the same time, Japanese forces discovered separate Russian military activities in the Sea of Japan, including an A-50 early warning aircraft and two Su-30 fighters.
The joint patrol “not only marks an expansion and intensification of activities around Japan, but is also a clear attempt to demonstrate its authority over Japan, which poses a serious security risk,” Japan’s defense minister said on Wednesday. Shinjiro Koizumi on the social network X.
Russian state media, citing the Defense Ministry, reported that the joint maneuvers near Japan lasted eight hours. The South Korean military also reported on Tuesday that a group consisting of seven Russian aircraft and two more Chinese entered its air defense zone.
On Sunday, Tokyo said J-15 aircraft had taken off from there Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning They activated the radar systems of Japanese F-15 aircraft, a version that the Chinese regime denies. Through the military spokesman, Wang XuemengChina accused Japan of targeting its exercises and “slandering” Chinese maneuvers.
Koizumi commented X last Sunday that “The joint Russian-Chinese operations were clearly a show of force against our nationwhich poses a serious problem for our national security.” The official noted that in response, Japanese warplanes “took strict measures to identify air defenses.”
“We will respond with resolve and calm to maintain peace and stability in the regionKoizumi said on Sunday alongside his Australian counterpart Richard Marles after a meeting in the Japanese capital.
The increase in China’s military hostility towards Japan is due to statements made by the Japanese Prime Minister. Sanae Takaichiwho claimed that Tokyo could respond to any Chinese military action against Taiwan This threatens Japan’s security.
Deepening cooperation between Russia and China included joint missile defense exercises on Russian territory and live-fire naval maneuvers in the South China Sea.
In August, strategic bombers were launched Aerospace Forces The Russians had already conducted a patrol mission over neutral waters of the Sea of Japan. “Tu-95MS long-range missile carriers conducted a flight in the airspace over neutral waters of the Sea of Japan,” the Defense Ministry said in a released statement telegram along with a video of the flyover.
The bombers were escorted by Su-35 and Su-30sm fighters, the military statement said. The mission lasted more than six hours.
From Moscow they assured that “all flights by aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces are carried out in strict accordance with international standards for the use of airspace.” The maneuvers reported on August 19 were the second military exercise in less than 24 hours: the day before, Russian strategic bombers conducted a similar operation over the waters of the Barents Sea.
(With information from Reuters)
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