WORLD_ Japanese jets scramble after Chinese dual-use spy and attack drone enters air defense zone

THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Japanese jets scramble after Chinese dual-use spy and attack drone enters air defense zone

In this Aug. 1, 2019, file photo, Japanese Air Self-Defense Force’s F-35A stealth fighter jets prepare to land at Misawa Air Base in Misawa, northern Japan. Japan’s Defense Ministry is seeking a record-high budget of nearly 5.5 trillion yen ($55 … more >

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times - Tuesday, May 28, 2024


Japanese fighter jets were scrambled to intercept a Chinese military drone flying over the East China Sea spotted for the first time, Tokyo’s defense ministry disclosed this week.

The Chinese WL-10 reconnaissance and strike uncrewed aerial vehicle was tracked flying over waters near Okinawa on Monday, prompting the fighter jet response, the Joint Staff Office stated in a press release. Photos of the drone flying were released by the defense ministry.

The Joint Staff Office stated that fighter jets were dispatched to intercept the drone by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s Southwestern Air Command Support Flight, an air force unit located at the Naha Air Base in Okinawa. The type of jets used in the interception was not disclosed.

On its social media site, the Joint Staff Office posted a photo the WL-10 and a map showing its track. The WL-10 did not enter Japanese air space, but penetrated the larger air defense identification zone used to monitor foreign air threats.

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