Japanese fighter jets intercept Chinese bombers in contested waters

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Japanese fighter jets intercept Chinese bombers in contested waters
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Two Chinese strategic bombers and a maritime surveillance plane were intercepted by Japanese fighter aircraft above contested waters on Tuesday during a long-range patrol, Japan's Defense Ministry said.

Two Chinese strategic bombers and a maritime surveillance plane were intercepted by Japan ese fighter aircraft above contested waters on Tuesday during a long-range patrol, Japan 's Defense Ministry said. The pair of nuclear-capable H-6 bombers were without fighter escorts as they flew a return sortie from the East China Sea into the Western Pacific via the Miyako Strait, according a map released by the Joint Staff of Japan 's Self-Defense Forces.

China's of H-6 warplane was first introduced in the late 1960s as a license-built version of the Soviet Tu-16 bomber. A fleet of more than 200 aircraft are now flown by the Chinese air force and navy

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