2 h. ago BREAKING NEWS: Takaichi urges China to prevent recurrence of radar lock on Japanese jets

BREAKING NEWS: Takaichi urges China to prevent recurrence of radar lock on Japanese jets  Japan Wire by KYODO NEWS

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2 h. ago Japan and Australia urge calm after Chinese radar locks on Japanese jets

Japan and Australia urge calm after Chinese radar locks on Japanese jets  InformNNY.com

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3 h. ago Japanese military aircraft 'harrassed' PLA Navy fighter jet's flight training, says China; Beijing urges...

Japanese military aircraft 'harrassed' PLA Navy fighter jet's flight training, says China; Beijing urges...  lokmattimes.com

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5 h. ago Tokyo accuses Chinese fighters of locking on Japanese jets northeast of Taiwan

A rare military confrontation occurred in the waters northeast of Taiwan near the Miyako Strait on Saturday when Japan claimed that Chinese naval fighters had conducted intermittent fire-control radar illumination – a tactical precursor to missile engagement – on its F-15J fighter jets. According to Japan’s Ministry of Defence, J-15 fighters launched from China’s Liaoning aircraft carrier performed two separate instances of radar targeting. The first incident happened between 4.32pm and 4.35pm...

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9 h. ago China military aircraft locked radar onto Japan fighters: Tokyo

China military aircraft locked radar onto Japan fighters: Tokyo  TRT World

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10 h. ago China Fighter Jet Locked Radar on Japanese Aircraft, Japan Says

China Fighter Jet Locked Radar on Japanese Aircraft, Japan Says  Bloomberg.com

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11 h. ago Japan Defense Ministry: China military aircraft locked radar onto ASDF jets

Japan Defense Ministry: China military aircraft locked radar onto ASDF jets  nhk.or.jp

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11 h. ago Japan Defense Ministry: China military aircraft locked radar onto ASDF jets | NHK WORLD

Japan Defense Ministry: China military aircraft locked radar onto ASDF jets | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News  nhk.or.jp

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2 w. ago China’s Fujian carrier completes first training exercise after entering service

China’s newest aircraft carrier, the Fujian, had returned to port following a training mission with its strike group, state media announced on Tuesday amid rising tensions with Japan. According to state broadcaster CCTV, the mission marked the “first maritime live-force training” for the world’s largest conventionally powered warship since it was commissioned to the PLA Navy on November 5. The Fujian, China’s first domestically designed carrier and its third overall, has a displacement of more...

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2 w. ago China’s Fujian carrier completes first training shortly after entering service

China’s newest aircraft carrier, the Fujian, has returned to port following a training mission with its strike group, according to a state media report on Tuesday amid rising tensions with Japan. State broadcaster CCTV reported that the mission marked the “first maritime live-force training” for the world’s biggest conventionally powered warship since it was commissioned to the PLA Navy on November 5. The Fujian, China’s first domestically designed carrier and its third overall, has a...

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2 w. ago How China’s Fujian aircraft carrier deceived US military experts at launch

It happens in an instant – your eyes register motion, your brain predicts what comes next and, in a split second, you think you understand what you are seeing. But what if that instinct is wrong? That happened when the world saw China’s most advanced warship, the Fujian, in action earlier this month. When a video was released on November 8 showing the carrier’s electromagnetic catapult firing in an empty launch, viewers saw the catapult accelerate down the deck with blinding force and then stop...

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3 w. ago Myanmar military takes delivery of helicopters and aircraft from Russia and China

Myanmar military takes delivery of helicopters and aircraft from Russia and China  WRAL.com

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3 w. ago Will China’s new aircraft carrier tilt the power balance in the western Pacific?

Now that the Chinese navy’s most advanced aircraft carrier, the Fujian, has entered service there could be a change in the power balance in the western Pacific, the South China Sea and even the Indian Ocean, according to experts. The Fujian – China’s third aircraft carrier – was commissioned last Wednesday in Sanya, Hainan province, in a grand ceremony overseen by President Xi Jinping, state media reported on Friday. It is the first Chinese warship equipped with an electromagnetic catapult...

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4 w. ago Can the Fujian aircraft carrier catapult the PLA Navy deep into the Pacific?

The launch of the Fujian, China’s third and most advanced aircraft carrier, has been cause for celebration in Chinese media, with mainland analysts hailing it as superior to its US counterparts and a force for projecting power further into the western Pacific. But overseas analysts have been more tempered, suggesting that there is still a big gap between the naval force of the People’s Liberation Army and the United States in terms of the number of carriers, combat systems, personnel proficiency...

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4 w. ago China launches third aircraft carrier as Xi pushes military modernization against US influence

China launches third aircraft carrier as Xi pushes military modernization against US influence  Fox NewsFujian: China’s latest aircraft carrier enters fleet as naval competition with the US heats up  CNNChina unveils new aircraft carrier  CBS News

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last month China’s third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, enters military service

China’s third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, enters military service  Al Jazeera

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last month China’s most advanced aircraft carrier, the Fujian, enters service

China’s third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, entered into service on Wednesday at a grand ceremony held in Sanya, Hainan, according to state media reports. The Fujian is China’s most advanced warship and its first aircraft carrier to be equipped with electromagnetic catapults. Its inauguration makes China only the second country, after the United States, to operate a carrier with this aircraft launch technology. Compared to the conventional ski-jump decks, catapults allow planes to be launched...

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