The Ministry of Defense announced on the 1st that a Chinese military drone flew over the area between the main island of Okinawa and Miyakojima.
We are continuing to be vigilant and monitoring because it is the first model that we have confirmed.
According to the Ministry of Defense, from the morning to the afternoon of the 1st, a reconnaissance-type drone "WZ7" of the Chinese military flew over the area between Okinawa main island and Miyako Island and passed from the East China Sea to the Pacific Ocean. rice field.
After circling in the sky south of Miyako Island, the drone returned to the same course and flew in the direction of mainland China.
Air Self-Defense Force fighters responded by scramble = emergency launch, and there was no airspace violation.
According to the Ministry of Defense, this is the first time that the model has been confirmed around Japan, and the fourth Chinese military drone that has been confirmed so far.
The Ministry of Defense continues to monitor and monitor the possibility that the Chinese military is using various types of unmanned aerial vehicles to improve their operational capabilities.