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."
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 fires flares against Russian military aircraft incursion for the first time
The Russian aircraft intruded three times and ignored radio warnings, prompting flares from Japan’s self defense aircrafts.
Japanese warplanes use flares to warn a Russian spy plane to leave airspace
Japan says its warplanes used flares to warn a Russian reconnaissance aircraft to leave northern Japanese airspace
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,
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 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.
Russian Military Plane Breaches Japan’s Airspace Three Times in One Day
The infringements were the first by Russia in five years, according to the Japanese defense ministry. A fighter fired a warning flare in response.
Japan warns off Russian military plane, uses flares for first time
Japan scrambled fighter jets after a Russian Il-38 plane entered Japanese airspace on Sept. 23. Japan used flares after the Russian plane ignored earlier warnings, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara said.
That time a Navy fighter jet shot itself down
On Sept. 21, 1956, one naval aviator went so fast that he ended up catching up to and flying into his own bullets.
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