This picture taken by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force and released the Joint Staff Office of Japan’s Ministry of Defense shows a Chinese TB-001 unmanned aerial vehicle which Tokyo said transited the Miyako Strait into the Western Pacific together with two People’s Liberation Army Y-8 warplanes on August 26, 2021. © Joint Staff Office of the Defense Ministry of Japan
Newsweek: Japan Keeps Intercepting China Military Drones and Spy Planes
Japan says it has scrambled fighter aircraft to intercept Chinese military drones and accompanying surveillance aircraft on three consecutive days this week as its defense forces took part in a series of readiness exercises with regional allies.
Thursday marked the third straight day of Chinese unmanned aerial vehicle sightings reported by the Japanese Defense Ministry's Joint Staff Office.
Images of the drones were captured by fighters of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.
According to illustrated flight paths released by the office, Japan detected a Chinese TB-001 reconnaissance drone loitering in the East China Sea on Tuesday.
The following day, Japan intercepted a BZK-005 UAV and two People's Liberation Army Y-8 support aircraft of the maritime patrol and intelligence-gathering variants.
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