SEOUL, Nov 29 — South Korea’s military said today it scrambled fighter jets as five Chinese and six Russian military planes flew through its air defence zone, an area wider...
A South Korea n Air Force F-35A fighter jet takes off during an air drill as part of the annual Ulchi Freedom Shield joint military exercise between South Korea and US in South Korea August 21, 2023. South Korea ’s military said today it scrambled fighter jets as five Chinese and six Russia n military planes flew through its air defence zone , an area wider than the country’s airspace. ― Defence Ministry handout pic via Reutersas a first-time user .
An air defence identification zone is a broader area than a country’s airspace in which it tries to control aircraft for security reasons, but the concept is not defined in any international treaty. South Korean military officials told local media that Chinese military aircraft flew towards the small Dokdo islands off South Korea’s eastern coast, after passing between the Korean peninsula and Japan near the contested submerged rock of Ieodo.Officials said the Chinese and Russian aircraft flew together over the sea south of Dokdo before departing.
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