The ministry said one of the Chinese military's Y-9 intelligence-gathering planes had briefly entered Japanese territory near the Danjo Islands in Nagasaki Prefecture.

The territorial violation by China is the latest in a series of events amplifying tensions between Beijing and Japan.

A Chinese military surveillance plane breached Japanese airspace off the country’s southwestern coast on Monday, marking what Japan’s defense ministry described as the first known incursion by China’s military into its territorial airspace.

According to a ministry official, a Chinese reconnaissance aircraft briefly entered Japanese territory near Nagasaki Prefecture around 11:30 a.m. on Monday. In response, Japan’s Self-Defense Force put fighter jets on high alert and issued a warning to the Chinese aircraft.

While Chinese planes frequently appear in international airspace around Japan, this incident represents the first confirmed entry of a military aircraft into Japan’s territorial airspace.

  • TranscendentalEmpire@lemm.eeEnglish
    11·
    4 months ago

    I mean there’s material evidence out there that pretty well proves it, and Russia has ceased to claim that they’re fake reports.

    If the kinzhal missiles were actually “hypersonic missiles” that could maneuver at speed, then yeah they’d be hard to intercept. However, the kinzhal are actually just missiles with a ramjet, meaning they hold a fairly normal flight trajectory and can be targeted by systems like the patriot.

    Shooting a bullet with another bullet is basically what all anti air systems do, the only thing that changes is the scaling in the math.

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
      112·
      4 months ago

      Russia has ceased to claim that they’re fake reports

      If I had a dollar for every time some hack talk radio announcer claimed “They’re not even denying it anymore, folks!”

      Shooting a bullet with another bullet is basically what all anti air systems do

      The Iron Dome is regularly penetrated by bottle rockets and radio shack drones. This was supposed to be the top of the line in anti-air defense. But sure, Boeing is sitting on something that’s way better.

      • TranscendentalEmpire@lemm.eeEnglish
        9·
        4 months ago

        “They’re not even denying it anymore, folks!”

        Lol, k. Then please offer any evidence that the evidence and reporting are fake?

        The Iron Dome is regularly penetrated by bottle rockets and radio shack drones.

        It’s almost like air defense weapons all have a margin for error… Kinda like how we’ve regularly seen s300 and s400 systems get taken out by himars, a weapon platform from the 80’s.

        But sure, Boeing is sitting on something that’s way better.

        Lol, not sure who you’re arguing with. I haven’t mentioned the iron dome or Boeing… Do you exclusively argue via a strawman ?