South Korean fighter jets were scrambled as Russian and Chinese bombers entered the country's air-defense zone.

The Chinese Air Force, in a first, deployed their latest H-6N nuclear bombers on a cruise mission as China and Russia conducted their ninth joint strategic air patrol over the Sea of Japan on Friday,

A Chinese multifunctional J-16 fighter participated in the 9th strategic joint air patrol between China and Russia, conducted last Friday over the Sea of Japan. O post Video: Chinese J-16 Fighter Escorts Russian and Chinese Bombers During Drills in the Sea of Japan apareceu primeiro em TechBreak.

BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese and Russian militaries have organised and carried out the ninth joint strategic air patrol in "relevant airspace" over the Sea of Japan on Friday, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said. The air patrol was part of an annual cooperation plan between the countries since 2019.

Russian and Chinese warplanes conduct their ninth joint strategic air patrol in airspace over the Sea of Japan on November 29, 2024, under the annual cooperation plan between the two militaries. Photo: Courtesy of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force

South Korea scrambled fighter jets on Friday after spotting Chinese and Russian military aircraft entering its air defence identification zone during a joint aerial patrol over the Sea of Japan. It was the ninth joint strategic aerial patrol between the two militaries since 2019,

The Chinese and Russian militaries carried out a joint strategic aerial patrol in the relevant airspace of the Sea of Japan, the Ministry of National Defense announced on Friday. The patrol was part of the annual cooperation plan between the two militaries, the ministry said in an online release.

This is the ninth joint strategic air patrol performed by China and Russia since the cooperation agreement established by the two countries in 2019, and

BEIJING >> Chinese and Russian militaries have organized and carried out the ninth joint strategic air patrol in “relevant airspace” over the Sea of Japan on Friday, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said.

Chinese and Russian armed forces conducted their ninth strategic patrol flight over the waters of the Sea of Japan on Friday. Military cooperation between Beijing and Moscow has tightened since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine.

Exercise was the 9th joint strategic aerial patrol between the two militaries since 2019, based on annual military cooperation plan.