The drone spotted by the Japanese air force features an electronic intelligence pod carried under the fuselage with blade antennas underneath the nose.
The Chinese military on Friday flew a new electronic warfare drone near Japanese islands in the contested East China Sea as Beijing continues to expand its air force's activities in the region.The Joint Staff Office under Japan's Defense Ministry regularly reports the movements of China's military aircraft within its air defense identification zone , an area of international airspace where tracking and identification of foreign aircraft is required for national security purposes.
The last time Japan reported a BZK-005 sighting was on August 28, 2023, when one of the drones transited over the waters between Taiwan and Japan's westernmost island of Yonaguni. No blade antennas were visible underneath the nose the drone.The United States military has informed its counterpart in Taiwan that China would deploy drones capable of conducting electronic warfare and jamming operations near the island, Taiwanese media reported on Sunday.
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