In a rare move, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) scrambled F-15 and F-35 fighter jets from the Northern Air Defense Forces to intercept a Russian IL-38 patrol aircraft that violated Japanese airspace.

A Russian military patrol aircraft violated Japanese airspace near Hokkaido's Rebun Island on three separate occasions on Monday, prompting Japan's Self-Defense Force to dispatch aircraft in an emergency response and to fire flares.

for Good or Bad The Moonshot Plan to Eliminate Deaths on America’s Roads Belfast’s Grand Central Station Creates New Era for Northern Ireland’s Public Transport A Russian IL-38 military patrol aircraft entered Japanese airspace three times near the ...