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Chinese carrier jets lock fire-control radar on Japanese fighters near Okinawa

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Aligning with Japan in calling out unsafe Chinese military behavior

On December 6, 2025, two Chinese J-15 carrier fighters from the Liaoning locked fire-control radar on Japanese F-15s over international waters southeast of Okinawa. Japan's defense minister Shinjiro Koizumi called the lock-ons "dangerous" and "extremely regrettable," and Tokyo lodged a formal protest.

Updated 6 days ago