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Thursday, February 09, 2012

5 Russian military aircraft fly by Japan, prompt ASDF scramble

Su-24M2 (Fencer D)A total of five Russian military aircraft flew near Japanese territory on Wednesday, prompting the Air Self-Defense Force to scramble fighter jets, Defense Ministry officials said Thursday.

The Russian planes consisted of two Tu-95 strategic bombers, two Su-24 reconnaissance planes and one A-50 airborne early warning and control aircraft.

They flew over the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan off Hokkaido and the Tohoku region in northeastern Japan from around 9 a.m.

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