South Korea scrambles fighter jets as Chinese, Russian warplanes enter air defence zone

Chinese, Russian military aircraft enter KADIZ, no airspace violation: JCS

South Korea scrambled fighter jets Saturday after more than 10 Chinese and Russian military aircraft entered its air defense identification zone over the East Sea and waters off the country’s south, Seoul’s military said. The aircraft entered and left the Korea Air Defense Identification Zone in sequence earlier in the day, but did not violate South Korean airspace, according to the Joint Chiefs of Staff. “Our military identified the Chinese and Russian aircraft before they entered the KADIZ and

(URGENT) Chinese, Russian military aircrafts briefly enter S. Korea's air defense zone: JCS

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Seoul protests China-Russia aircraft entering its air defense zone

South Korean Air Force fighters scrambled on June 27, 2026, after nearly 10 Chinese and Russian military aircraft successively entered and exited the Korea Air Defense Identification Zone over the country’s eastern and southern waters, prompting Seoul to lodge a formal diplomatic protest with both Beijing and Moscow the following day. China’s Ministry of National []

South Korea says Chinese and Russian warplanes entered its air defense zone

South Korea says Chinese and Russian warplanes entered its air defense zone

Japan and South Korea scramble fighters in response to Chinese-Russian bomber patrol

Japan and South Korea scrambled fighter jets in response to a joint Russian-Chinese bomber patrol on Saturday. The People’s Liberation Army Air Force said the patrols passed over the Sea of Japan, the East China Sea and the western Pacific, adding that they showed the two countries’ resolve and ability to safeguard regional peace and stability. It was the 11th patrol of this kind since 2019, but the first this year. Japan’s defence ministry said it had tracked two separate flights involving...