2023/06/08
The Ministry of Defense issues a press release explaining the "Implementation of air surveillance and long-distance voyage training by CCP"
Press release of the Ministry of National Defense
Time: June 8, 2023 at 10:40
The Ministry of National Defense (MND) stated that a total of 37 sorties, J-11s, J-16s, H-6s, Oil Transporter Y-20s, and Air Early Warning aircraft of the CCP were detected as of 05:00 today (8th), and entered the southwest airspace of our country. Some formations continued to pass through our southeast airspace and entered the western Pacific Ocean as they carried out air surveillance and long-distance voyage training. The Armed Forces adopted joint intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance measures to stay abreast of CCP developments, and dispatched mission aircraft, warships, and shore-mounted missile systems to closely monitor the situation.