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Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Japan scrambles warplanes more often than in cold war

JASDF F-15 EagleJapanese fighter pilots are scrambling their aircraft more often than at the height of the cold war to meet incursions by Russian and Chinese jets, according to data released by the defence ministry on Tuesday.

In the nine months to the end of 2014, Japan’s air self-defence force scrambled 744 times, on course to exceed the 12-month record of 944 times set in 1984.

The rising number highlights the increased military tension in East Asia and the growing risk of an accident as rival air forces manoeuvre in close proximity.

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