Japanese fighter jet launches signal flare for first time due to Russia's actions: What happened
A Russian military aircraft violated Japan's airspace three times today, September 23. As a result, a Japanese fighter jet fired a warning missile for the first time in history, Kyodo News reports. According to the source,
Japan Warns Russia Over Violating Airspace, Fires Flares for First Time
Japanese jet fighters fired warning flares at a Russian military reconnaissance plane that violated Japan’s airspace, the first time Tokyo has taken such an aggressive stance against incursions of its airspace.
Japanese warplanes use flares to warn a Russian spy plane to leave airspace
Japan said its warplanes used flares to warn a Russian reconnaissance aircraft to leave northern Japanese airspace on Monday.
Japan says strongly alarmed by airspace breaches by Russia, China
Japan is strongly alarmed by recent airspace breaches by China and Russia and other military activities by them around the country, D
Russia Breaches Japanese Airspace 3 Times in a Day, Japan Fires Warning Flares for the First Time
On September 23, Russian military patrol planes violated Japanese airspace three times over Rebun Island, located North of Hokkaido. This information was confirmed by Japan’s Chief Secretary of the Government, as reported by The Yomiuri Shimbun.
Japan Says Russian Patrol Aircraft Violated Its Airspace
A Russian military patrol aircraft violated Japanese airspace near Hokkaido's Rebun Island on three separate occasions on Monday, Japan's government spokesperson said. The Japanese government has protested to Russia via diplomatic channels and demanded that it prevent any recurrence of such violations,
Russian military plane violates Japan airspace, SDF fires flare
Japan's Defense Ministry said Monday that a Russian military aircraft violated the country's airspace three times, prompting an Air S
Map Shows Russian Military Plane Violating Japanese Airspace
The Russian Il-38 maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft flew north of Rebun Island three times from 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., violating Japanese airspace with each encroach
In a First, Japan Fires Flares Against Russian Military Aircraft
Japanese fighter jets fired warnings flares against a Russian military aircraft that Tokyo said repeatedly entered the country’s territorial airspace, in an unprecedented move against a foreign plane.
A Russian spy plane violated Japan's airspace 3 times, driving it to scramble its fighters and fire flares
Tokyo's defense ministry said the Russian surveillance plane violated its airspace repeatedly on Monday. China violated its airspace last month.
Japan scrambles fighter jets that shoot flares to warn Russian spy plane to leave airspace
Japan's defense minister said the use of flares was a legitimate response to airspace violation and "we plan to use it without hesitation."
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