The Ministry of Defense announced on the 4th that two Chinese military drones flew over the area between the main island of Okinawa and Miyakojima, and then flew over the training area set up by China around Taiwan.
The movement is believed to be related to the large-scale exercises that the Chinese military started on the 4th.
According to the Ministry of Defense, on the 4th, one reconnaissance/attack drone "TB001" and one reconnaissance drone "BZK-005" of the Chinese military flew from the East China Sea to the Pacific Ocean over the main island of Okinawa and Miyakojima. It was confirmed that it passed towards.
After that, the two aircraft headed for the training areas set up by China to the east and south of Taiwan, circled in and around the areas, and then passed between the main island of Okinawa and Miyako Island again and flew in the direction of China. It means that
In addition to these two aircraft, it was also confirmed that an aircraft believed to be a Chinese drone circled in a Chinese training area set northeast of Taiwan.
Air Self-Defense Force fighters scrambled to respond, but none of them violated territorial airspace.
The Ministry of Defense believes that the movement is related to the large-scale exercises that the Chinese military started on the 4th, and is proceeding with detailed analysis and continuing vigilance and monitoring.