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JASDF scrambles
![Japan Says Aircraft Scrambles Are Down – But Responses to Drones and UFOs Are Up Japan Says Aircraft Scrambles Are Down – But Responses to Drones and UFOs Are Up](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-03-07-203506.jpg)
Japan Says Aircraft Scrambles Are Down – But Responses to Drones and UFOs Are Up
By Takahashi Kosuke
Japan scrambled fighter aircraft 778 times in FY2022, nearly three-quarters of those coming against Chinese planes.
![Japan Scrambled Fighter Jets to Intercept Foreign Aircraft Over 1,000 Times in FY2021 Japan Scrambled Fighter Jets to Intercept Foreign Aircraft Over 1,000 Times in FY2021](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-04-15-140211.jpg)
Japan Scrambled Fighter Jets to Intercept Foreign Aircraft Over 1,000 Times in FY2021
By Kosuke Takahashi
It was the second highest number of scrambles in a single year, representing the worsening security environment surrounding Japan.
![Japan Intercepted Chinese Military Aircraft 675 Times in Fiscal Year 2019 Japan Intercepted Chinese Military Aircraft 675 Times in Fiscal Year 2019](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-04-10-2.jpg)
Japan Intercepted Chinese Military Aircraft 675 Times in Fiscal Year 2019
By Franz-Stefan Gady
This marks a six percent increase compared with the same period in fiscal year 2018.
![Japan Intercepts Chinese Military Aircraft 523 Times in 9 Months Japan Intercepts Chinese Military Aircraft 523 Times in 9 Months](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-screen-shot-2017-12-18-at-10.49.39-am.jpg)
Japan Intercepts Chinese Military Aircraft 523 Times in 9 Months
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Japan has seen a rise in the number of Chinese military aircraft approaching Japanese airspace over the last nine months.
![The Significance of the First Ever China-Russia Strategic Bomber Patrol The Significance of the First Ever China-Russia Strategic Bomber Patrol](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-image.jpg)
The Significance of the First Ever China-Russia Strategic Bomber Patrol
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The impact of the recent flight of four nuclear-capable bombers on regional strategic stability in East Asia should not be underestimated.
![Report: 2 Russian Tu-95 Strategic Bombers Violate Japan's Airspace Report: 2 Russian Tu-95 Strategic Bombers Violate Japan's Airspace](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-screen-shot-2019-06-20-at-8.36.26-am.jpg)
Report: 2 Russian Tu-95 Strategic Bombers Violate Japan's Airspace
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Two nuclear-capable Tu-95 long-range bombers have violated Japanese airspace on June 20, according to the country’s defense ministry.
![Japan Scrambles Fighter Jets to Intercept 2 Russian Military Aircraft Japan Scrambles Fighter Jets to Intercept 2 Russian Military Aircraft](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-screen-shot-2019-05-06-at-8.06.08-am.jpg)
Japan Scrambles Fighter Jets to Intercept 2 Russian Military Aircraft
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Japanese fighters intercepted two Russian maritime patrol aircraft in the Sea of Japan and East China Sea on May 3.
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