Dozens Of Chinese And Russian Military Aircraft Enter South Korea's Air Defense Zone

ILLUSTRATION/Russian fighter jet/PHOTO of Ahmetmukara via Wikimedia Commons

JAKARTA - Eleven Chinese and Russian military aircraft entered South Korea's air defense identification zone on Friday safe four hours. This prompted South Korea to deploy fighter jets.

Russian and Chinese aircraft entered the region in succession, all leaving without incident or disrupting South Korea's airspace, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.

As reported by Reuters on Friday, November 29, the South Korean military had identified the aircraft before they entered the zone and deployed air force jets to carry out tactical maneuvers in response.

Chinese and Russian aircraft have often entered South Korea's air defense zone in recent years before leaving without an incident. The two countries do not recognize South Korea's air defense zone.

The air defense identification zone was declared by a number of countries to monitor and control aircraft approaching territorial airspace for national security purposes.