S.Korea scrambles jets as Chinese, Russian aircraft enter air defence zone

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S.Korea scrambles jets as Chinese, Russian aircraft enter air defence zone
Dec 22 Reuters staff

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said it scrambled fighter jets in response to an intrusion into its air defence identification zone by 19 Russian and Chinese military aircraft on Tuesday.

Four Chinese warplanes entered the Korea Air Defence Identification Zone (KADIZ) followed by 15 Russian aircraft, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).

The South Korean military dispatched air force fighters to take tactical measures.

The South Korean military said the Chinese military had informed South Korea that its planes were carrying out routine training before the Chinese aircraft entered the KADIZ...

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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-southkorea-china-russia/s-korea-scrambles-jets-as-chinese-russian-aircraft-enter-air-defence-zone-idUSKBN28W139

Other recently interesting air operations in East Asia are reported by Aircraftspots on twitter:

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Apparently the forward deployed B-1b's went home on Dec. 19 according to Aircraftspots.

Hadn't seen this before:

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