H-6 Badger. Chinese clone of Tu-16. Juicy AMRAAM target.
Posted on 01/02/2008 2:41:33 AM PST by Flavius
TAIPEI--Aggressive military action by China's air force in the East China Sea triggered alarm in Japan that resulted in emergency scrambling by Self-Defense Forces fighter jets on two days in September.
Chinese bombers made more than 40 sorties in airspace around the disputed Chunxiao gas field, known as Shirakaba in Japanese. SDF jets were scrambled 12 times, according to Taiwanese military sources.
Japanese government sources later confirmed the account.
China's action initially was seen as provocative. However, Japanese experts say the exercise could have been part of the Chinese military's readiness in the East China Sea in the event of an emergency situation in Taiwan.
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H-6 Badger. Chinese clone of Tu-16. Juicy AMRAAM target.
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