Russian, Chinese warplanes briefly enter South Korean air defence zone

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SEOUL: South Korea scrambled fighters on Friday (Nov 19) as Russian and Chinese warplanes on a joint exercise briefly entered its air defence identification zone, military chiefs in Seoul said. However, \u0022there was no invasion of airspace\u0022, the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.

SEOUL: South Korea scrambled fighters on Friday as Russian and Chinese warplanes on a joint exercise briefly entered its air defence identification zone, military chiefs in Seoul said.

"Our military received a reply from the Chinese side that it was... normal training through the South Korea-China direct communication network." South Korea dispatched F-15 and F-16 fighters along with an aerial refuelling tanker as a"normal tactical measure" as the Russian and Chinese planes approached the zone, the JCS added.

 

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