Chinese Fighter Jets Locked Radar on Japanese Aircraft, Tokyo Says

Category: Wars & Rumors of Wars

Summary:
On December 6, Chinese fighter jets launched from the Navy’s Liaoning aircraft carrier reportedly locked their radar onto Japanese F-15 fighter planes twice over the high seas near Okinawa Island. The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the radar lock occurred intermittently during two separate incidents: one lasting about three minutes in the afternoon and another lasting approximately 30 minutes in the evening. Okinawa Island lies nearly 400 miles south of mainland Japan in the East China Sea. This information was released by Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on December 7.

Tags: Chinese fighter jets, Japanese F-15, radar lock, Okinawa Island, East China Sea, Liaoning aircraft carrier

Source Excerpt:

Chinese fighter jets allegedly used radar to lock onto Japanese fighter planes over Okinawa Island, according to a Dec. 7 statement released by Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The incident happened twice in the afternoon on Dec. 6 over the high seas of Okinawa, located nearly 400 miles south of mainland Japan in the East China Sea. The Chinese Navy’s “Liaoning” aircraft carrier launched J-15 jets that then “intermittently” aimed their radars at Japanese F-15 fighter jets on Saturday. According to the Associated Press, this occurred once in the afternoon for around three minutes, and then again in the evening for around 30 minutes.......

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Source: Algemeiner

Posted on 12-07-2025 14:36