Recent Quotes View Full List My Watchlist Create Watchlist Indicators DJI Nasdaq Composite SPX Gold Crude Oil Hydroworld Market Index Markets Stocks ETFs Tools Overview News Currencies International Treasuries South Korea, Japan scramble jets after China, Russia warplanes spotted entering Seoul's defense zone By: FOXNews.com December 14, 2023 at 09:29 AM EST The respective militaries for South Korea and Japan scramble jets after China, Russia warplanes were spotted entering Seoul's defense zone over the South China Sea. South Korea and Japan scrambled fighter jets on Thursday after Chinese and Russian aircraft were spotted near their countries, officials said.South Korea scrambled fighters after two Chinese and four Russian military planes entered its air defense zone, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.Separately, Japan scrambled jets to monitor Chinese and Russian bombers and fighters conducting joint flights on Thursday, according to its defense ministry.The aircraft included China’s H-6, J-16, Y-8 and Russia’s Tu-95, Su-35. They were spotted flying toward East China Sea through the channel between Japan and South Korea, Japan’s ministry said.PUTIN OFFERS RARE DETAILS ABOUT WAR IN UKRAINE, SAYS THERE WILL BE NO PEACE UNTIL GOALS ARE ACHIEVEDAccording to South Korea's military, the aircraft entered the Korea Air Defense Identification Zone off its east coast between 11:53 a.m. and 12:10 p.m. local time and then left the area.The planes did not violate South Korea's territorial airspace, which is protected by international laws, its military said. A defense zone is different from a nation's territorial airspace, which usually means the space above its territory, extending 12 nautical miles away from its coastline.SOUTH KOREA SAYS NORTH KOREA FACES 'HELL OF DESTRUCTION' AFTER ENDING 2018 MILITARY PACTThere are no international laws that govern air defense zones, which are an area where countries themselves can uniquely and unilaterally require foreign aircraft to take steps to identify themselves, the International Civil Aviation Organization said, according to Reuters.US ALARMED AS CHINA HACKS CRITICAL SYSTEMS: WHAT YOU CAN DOMoscow does not recognize Korea's air defense zone, and Beijing similarly disputes that the zone is not territorial airspace.The alleged violations came as Russian President Vladimir Putin was holding a news conference in his country, where he faces public questions concerning Moscow's war in Ukraine.Reuters contributed to this report. Related Stocks: Fancamp Exploration Ltd Data & News supplied by www.cloudquote.io Stock quotes supplied by Barchart Quotes delayed at least 20 minutes. By accessing this page, you agree to the following Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions.
South Korea, Japan scramble jets after China, Russia warplanes spotted entering Seoul's defense zone By: FOXNews.com December 14, 2023 at 09:29 AM EST The respective militaries for South Korea and Japan scramble jets after China, Russia warplanes were spotted entering Seoul's defense zone over the South China Sea. South Korea and Japan scrambled fighter jets on Thursday after Chinese and Russian aircraft were spotted near their countries, officials said.South Korea scrambled fighters after two Chinese and four Russian military planes entered its air defense zone, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.Separately, Japan scrambled jets to monitor Chinese and Russian bombers and fighters conducting joint flights on Thursday, according to its defense ministry.The aircraft included China’s H-6, J-16, Y-8 and Russia’s Tu-95, Su-35. They were spotted flying toward East China Sea through the channel between Japan and South Korea, Japan’s ministry said.PUTIN OFFERS RARE DETAILS ABOUT WAR IN UKRAINE, SAYS THERE WILL BE NO PEACE UNTIL GOALS ARE ACHIEVEDAccording to South Korea's military, the aircraft entered the Korea Air Defense Identification Zone off its east coast between 11:53 a.m. and 12:10 p.m. local time and then left the area.The planes did not violate South Korea's territorial airspace, which is protected by international laws, its military said. A defense zone is different from a nation's territorial airspace, which usually means the space above its territory, extending 12 nautical miles away from its coastline.SOUTH KOREA SAYS NORTH KOREA FACES 'HELL OF DESTRUCTION' AFTER ENDING 2018 MILITARY PACTThere are no international laws that govern air defense zones, which are an area where countries themselves can uniquely and unilaterally require foreign aircraft to take steps to identify themselves, the International Civil Aviation Organization said, according to Reuters.US ALARMED AS CHINA HACKS CRITICAL SYSTEMS: WHAT YOU CAN DOMoscow does not recognize Korea's air defense zone, and Beijing similarly disputes that the zone is not territorial airspace.The alleged violations came as Russian President Vladimir Putin was holding a news conference in his country, where he faces public questions concerning Moscow's war in Ukraine.Reuters contributed to this report. Related Stocks: Fancamp Exploration Ltd