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JASDF scrambled 390 times for first half of 2021, majority are Chinese aircraft

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The latest figures by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) revealed that it had carried out 390 scrambles for the first half of this year. This is for the period beginning in April and till the end of September.

F-15J (955) of 204 Sqn in the refuelling training, -17 Dec. 2010 b
By Darnell T. Cannady, U.S. Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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1st SFG (A) receives training on the FIM-92

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OKINAWA, Japan – A U.S. Army Green Beret with 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), fires a training round with the Stinger Missile System during a field exercise hosted by the Marine Low Altitude Air Defense Unit on Sept. 9, 2021 at Okinawa, Japan. This realistic training familiarizes Green Berets with the portable air-defense system and gives them the ability to rapidly deploy it in diverse environments across the Indo-Pacific. (This photo has been altered for security purposes.)

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