2025/05/11
Ministry of National Defense Statement on the PLA’s Joint Combat Readiness Patrol
Time: 1800 hours, May 11, 2025
The Ministry of National Defense (MND) stated today (May 11) that, starting at 1448 hours, a total of 30 People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft—including J-16 fighter jets, KJ-500 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft, various combat and support aircraft, and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)—were successively detected conducting operations around Taiwan. Of these, 17 aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and its extension, entering the northern, central, and southwestern airspace, in coordination with PLA naval vessels, as part of a joint combat readiness patrol.
The Republic of China (ROC) Armed Forces closely monitored the situation using integrated intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) systems, and responded appropriately by dispatching mission aircraft and naval vessels, and deploying shore-based missile systems.