[HIGHLIGHTS] Emergency launch of the Self-Defense Forces decreased by more than 2% last year The number of aircraft against Russia is the lowest in 10 years

The number of scramble = emergency launches conducted by JASDF fighters last fiscal year was 778, a decrease of 226 times or 23% from the previous year. Chinese aircraft accounted for 575% of the total with 74 flights, while Russian planes accounted for 150 times.

This is the lowest number of Russian aircraft in 10 years as they continue to invade Ukraine. In response to the discovery that a Chinese balloon was flying over the U.S. mainland, it is believed that the emergency launch confirmation of unidentified flying objects has increased.