{"id":36417,"date":"2024-09-23T15:39:09","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T19:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/a-russian-spy-plane-violated-japans-airspace-3-times-driving-it-to-scramble-its-fighters-and-fire-flares\/23\/09\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-09-23T15:39:09","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T19:39:09","slug":"a-russian-spy-plane-violated-japans-airspace-3-times-driving-it-to-scramble-its-fighters-and-fire-flares","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/a-russian-spy-plane-violated-japans-airspace-3-times-driving-it-to-scramble-its-fighters-and-fire-flares\/23\/09\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"A Russian spy plane violated Japan&#8217;s airspace 3 times, driving it to scramble its fighters and fire flares"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul class=\"caas-list caas-list-bullet\">\n<li>\n<p>Japan said a Russian surveillance plane violated its airspace three times on Monday.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The Japanese Air Self-Defense Force scrambled fighters and fired flares in response.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>A Chinese military plane violated Japan&#8217;s airspace last month.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A Russian military spy plane violated Japan&#8217;s airspace multiple times on Monday, prompting it to scramble fighters and fire flares in response.<\/p>\n<p>The incident comes a month after another incident last month in which a <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/chinese-military-spy-plane-violated-japans-airspace-2024-8?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=yahoo.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Chinese military surveillance plane directly violated Japanese airspace;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Chinese military surveillance plane directly violated Japanese airspace<\/a> for the first known time.<\/p>\n<p>The Japanese defense ministry <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/j\/press\/news\/2024\/09\/23a.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:reported;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">reported<\/a> Monday&#8217;s violation of its airspace, confirming that a Russian military IL-38 patrol aircraft flew into Japanese airspace off Rebun Island and northwest of Hokkaido, Japan&#8217;s northernmost main island.<\/p>\n<p>The spy plane entered the airspace three times, Japan noted, for periods of one minute, 30 seconds, and one minute, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>In response to this incursion, the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force scrambled its F-35 and F-15 fighter jets and fired flares to warn off the Russian aircraft. Tokyo also said it strongly protested the incident via diplomatic channels with Moscow.<\/p>\n<p>A map published by the Japanese Defense Ministry showed the IL-38&#8217;s flight path. Monday&#8217;s incident marks the first known violation by a Russian military aircraft since 2019.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 600px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:75%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/.qsHnQioJUstD0Ke785Z2Q--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTE2MDA7aD0xMjAw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/insider_articles_922\/4bc28de8e0420e68e4b0fc580922df5c\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A map of a northern island in Japan showing a Russian aircraft's flight pattern.\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/iymabi6s4nN1cMiscp7Vaw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTcyMA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/insider_articles_922\/4bc28de8e0420e68e4b0fc580922df5c\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">The Russian IL-35&#8217;s flight path included three separate incursions in the airspace.<span class=\"copyright\">Japanese Defense Ministry<\/span><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The incursion comes on the heels of a Chinese military Y-9 spy plane violating Japanese airspace near the Danjo Islands, located to the southeast of Nagasaki, late last month. The Chinese military Y-9 was in Japanese airspace for three minutes, Japan&#8217;s defense ministry reported.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Japanese Air Self-Defense Force fighters were scrambled but didn&#8217;t fire off flares.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 556px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:70%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/7BtwnrULn4Dpv2whj7oT5g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTE2MDA7aD0xMTEy\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/insider_articles_922\/24aa4a8099a7aa13b81a9a6fb9058297\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"A Chinese intelligence gathering plane spotted in blue skies above Japan, with clouds below it.\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/JY7caZ_LBl3zYwiFq75RTw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY2Nw--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/insider_articles_922\/24aa4a8099a7aa13b81a9a6fb9058297\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A Chinese intelligence gathering plane spotted in blue skies above Japan, with clouds below it.\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/JY7caZ_LBl3zYwiFq75RTw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY2Nw--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/insider_articles_922\/24aa4a8099a7aa13b81a9a6fb9058297\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">There were actually multiple incidents involving Chinese military assets. Beijing insisted they were not linked.<span class=\"copyright\">Japanese Defense Ministry<\/span><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>China regularly operates military aircraft in international airspace in accordance with international law. It also flies into contested airspace, often to assert its position. But the incident last month was the first known time one of Beijing&#8217;s military planes had directly violated Japanese airspace.<\/p>\n<p>Days later, a <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/japan-china-sailed-ship-into-territorial-waters-2024-9?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=yahoo.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Chinese navy vessel violated Japan's territorial waters;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Chinese navy vessel violated Japan&#8217;s territorial waters<\/a> west of Kuchinoerabu Island, which is located in the Tokara Strait southwest of the country&#8217;s four biggest islands.<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese Schuppan-class survey ship remained in the area before sailing southwest of Yakushima Island.<\/p>\n<p>China asserted neither of the incidents were linked, with Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.fmprc.gov.cn\/eng\/xw\/fyrbt\/lxjzh\/202409\/t20240902_11483545.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:arguing;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">arguing<\/a> that the passage of the Tokara Strait was &#8220;fully lawful and legitimate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Read the original article on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/japans-fighters-fired-flares-after-russian-plane-violated-airspace-2024-9\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Business Insider;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Business Insider<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/russian-spy-plane-violated-japans-184020483.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japan said a Russian surveillance plane violated its airspace three times on Monday. 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