Busy over the Sea of Japan today
Japan scrambles jets to meet Chinese and Russian warplanes as North Korea missile launches mark end of Quad meeting in Japan
Posted 8h ago8 hours ago, updated 1h ago
The end of this weeks Quad meeting in Japan has been marked by a joint China-Russia air force drill near Japans airspace and a North Korean ballistic missile test.
Japan scrambled jets after Russian and Chinese warplanes neared its airspace on Tuesday, while Tokyo was hosting the leaders of Australia, United States and India, Japans Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi said.
The incident saw Japan convey grave concerns to both Russia and China through diplomatic channels, Mr Kishi said at a news conference which was broadcast online.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-25/japan-scrambles-jets-response-to-china-russia/101096656
Busy day today in the East Sea/Sea of Japan. North Korea fires missiles. Chinese and Russian warplanes. South Korean warplanes, Japanese warplanes....