2025/03/17
The Ministry of National Defense released a press statement explaining "The PRC carries out joint combat readiness alert patrols."
MND Press Release
Published at 11:30 on March 17, 2025
The Ministry of National Defense stated today (Mar. 17) that since 06:40 a.m., there are in total 26 aircrafts been detected carrying out maritime operations, including various fighters, support aircraft, and drones such as the Chengdu J-10 Vigorous Dragon, Shaanxi KJ-500. Among these, 20 crossed the Taiwan strait mid-line and extended lines, entering the northern, central, southwestern, and eastern airspace of our country. This activity is in coordination with the fleet of People's Republic of China performing "joint combat readiness alert patrols." The Republic of China Armed Forces are closely monitoring the situation through joint intelligence, surveillance and detection methods, and have deployed mission aircraft, mission ships, and shore-based missile systems in order to appropriately respond to and manage the situation.