JASDF scrambles up nearly 6% in FY 2019 in response to Chinese military aircraft

摘要

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) scrambled its fighter aircraft a total of 675 times in fiscal year 2019 (FY 2019) in response to Chinese military aircraft approaching the country's airspace: a 5.8% increase compared with the same period in FY 2018. The figure, which is the second highest registered in response to Chinese aircraft during a one-year period since 1958, represents 71% of the total number of JASDF scrambles between 1 April 2019 and 31 March 2020, according to data published by the Ministry of Defense (MoD) in Tokyo on 9 April.