Japan: Russian Military Planes Violated Its Airspace

[Emmer]

TOKYO—Two Russian military aircraft violated Japanese airspace on Thursday, Japan's Foreign Ministry said, adding that it had lodged a protest with Moscow over the incident and scrambled Japanese fighter planes in response.

 

Full article:

 

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324590904578289491070846754.html

 

 

A Japanese F-2.

[Griffin]

For some reason I can't read the whole article. I only see the beginning and can't see how I could expand it. o_O

 

But that happens every once in a while here. Russians test the alert readiness of other air forces and sometimes their navigation is just plain bad. No big deal.

[joey45]

For some reason I can't read the whole article. I only see the beginning and can't see how I could expand it. o_O

 

Try with Money...

[Sierra99]

TOKYO—Two Russian military aircraft violated Japanese airspace on Thursday, Japan's Foreign Ministry said, adding that it had lodged a protest with Moscow over the incident and scrambled Japanese fighter planes in response.

 

Full article:

 

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324590904578289491070846754.html

 

 

A Japanese F-2.

 

Please dont post links to a site you must subscribe to to read... kinda frustrating.

[EvilBivol-1]

http://en.rian.ru/world/20130207/179286460/Japan-Scrambles-Jets-Saying-Russian-Planes-in-Its-Airspace.html

MOSCOW, February 7 (RIA Novosti) – Japan on Thursday scrambled military jets to intercept two Russian fighter planes believed to have violated its airspace, Japan’s Kyodo news agency reported, citing the country’s Defense Ministry. The Russian military denied its aircraft had entered Japanese airspace.

 

Tokyo lodged an official protest with Moscow after the incident, saying two Russian Su-27 fighter jets had spent one minute and 11 seconds in Japanese airspace southwest of the island of Rishiri, not far from Hokkaido, Kyodo reported.

 

The incident took place near a set of four disputed islands to which both countries have laid claim since the end of World War II, called the Northern Territories in Japanese and considered part of the Kuril Islands by Russia.

 

Russian troops, planes and ships have been holding large-scale military drills on the Kurils since Wednesday.

 

“Flights by the Pacific Fleet’s naval aircraft take place regularly in this area and strictly adhere to international rules regarding the use of airspace, without violating the borders of other countries,” Captain 1st Rank Roman Martov, spokesman for Russia’s Eastern Military District, told RIA Novosti after the spat.

 

Tokyo has repeatedly accused Russian military planes of violating its airspace and Russia’s Defense Ministry has regularly denied the charges. Kyodo cited Japan’s Defense Ministry as saying the latest incident was “the first such intrusion in five years.”

[Yurgon]

For some reason I can't read the whole article. I only see the beginning and can't see how I could expand it. o_O

 

Sheesh, what a load of crap. If they want readers to pay or subscribe, where's the freaking "Click here to pay or subscribe" button?

 

(And why on earth is the first sponsored link "Beautiful Russian Brides"?)

 

But give up all hope you shall not, for Paywall-circumventing in a nutshell goes like this: Google the headline, follow the link from Google, and the WSJ will gladly show you the full article. :)

 

Please dont post links to a site you must subscribe to to read... kinda frustrating.

 

Yes, and no. If the OP followed a Google link, he may not even have noticed that it requires subscription. In any case, it's the WSJ's decision to scare away potential readers. IMO it's valid to post links to such articles unless there are better alternatives - which may not be available when the news themselves are fresh and such paywalled websites are among the first to publish them.

[Emmer]

Please dont post links to a site you must subscribe to to read... kinda frustrating.

 

Apology, wont do that again;and i didnt know.........:thumbup:

 

Here's another article, hope you guys dont have to subscribe:

 

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/02/07/russian-military-denies-intrusion-into-japan-airspace/

[Groove]

Same procedure as every year.

[PeCa_Chuck]

The incident occurred in Japanese "Day of Northern Territories".

Russia only claimed to consistent their position which no changed over the past few decades.

 

 

A Japanese F-2.

 

We launched four F-2A fighters, but above photo seems not be taken on that particular day.

QRA aircraft does not carry blue color inert missiles in JASDF.

[PeCa_Chuck]

Air-to-Air shot of Su-27 which be taken by JASDF on that day.

R-73s can be seen at outer wing stations.

 

 

And the route of violated fighters.

 

[Namenlos Ein]

OK, here is the photo of Su-27 taken on that particular day.

 

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In this photo taken by Japan Air Self-Defense Force and released by the Joint Staff Office of the Defense Ministry of Japan, a Russian fighter jet SU-27 flies over the sea off the Japanese island of Hokkaido Thursday afternoon, Feb. 7, 2013. The Defense Ministry said two SU-27 jets, including the one shown in this photo, briefly intruded into Japanese airspace in the afternoon off the coast of Rishiri island on Hokkaido's west coast, prompting Japan’s air force to scramble jets. (AP Photo/Joint Staff Office of Defense Ministry of Japan)

http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/2013/02/07/japan-says-russian-fighters-entered-its-airspace/dUsRXlIT9OkBQ95eNkYiPL/story.html