The Japan Air Self-Defense Force scrambled its fighter aircraft a total of 462 times between April and December 2022 in response to Chinese military aircraft approaching the country’s airspace. In addition to incidents involving Chinese aircraft, Japanese fighters responded 133 times to movements by Russian military aircraft, down from 199 times during the same period in 2021 and the lowest …
Tokyo CNN — Japanese fighter pilot Lt. Col. Takamichi Shirota says his country is under increasing pressure from the air. Japan Air Self Defense Force “The number of scrambles against airspace violations has been increasing rapidly over the past decade – especially in the southwest air zone,” said Shirota in an exclusive interview with CNN. Of the 675 times Japan’s …
