More Than 10 Chinese and Russian Military Aircraft Enter and Exit KADIZ... "No Airspace Violation"

Forces Participating in China-Russia Joint Air Exercise
Entered and Exited East Sea and South Sea KADIZ Sequentially

More than 10 Chinese and Russian military aircraft entered and then exited the Korea Air Defense Identification Zone (KADIZ).

At the Air Force Cheongju Base, where the Soling Eagle training is underway, a formation of domestically produced FA-50 fighter jets is preparing for takeoff. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

The Joint Chiefs of Staff announced on the 27th, "More than 10 Chinese and Russian military aircraft sequentially entered and then exited the East Sea and South Sea KADIZ," adding that "there was no airspace violation."

The Chinese and Russian aircraft that entered KADIZ were bombers and fighter jets. They are reported to be forces participating in the ongoing China-Russia joint air exercise. This is the first time since December of last year that Chinese and Russian military aircraft have entered KADIZ.

The military identified and tracked the Chinese and Russian aircraft even before they entered KADIZ, and deployed Air Force fighter jets to implement tactical measures in preparation for any contingencies.

The Air Defense Identification Zone is an arbitrary line established to enable early identification and response to military aircraft approaching a country's airspace. Unlike "airspace," which consists of the skies above a country's territory and territorial waters, crossing this line is not considered a violation but is referred to as "entry."

However, it is international practice for military aircraft entering another country's air defense identification zone to submit a flight plan in advance and notify the relevant country of their location and other details at entry.

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