Japan's Ministry of Defense announced on Sunday that Chinese military aircraft 'switched off their radars' while approaching Japanese fighter jets in the skies southeast of Okinawa, describing the incident as a 'dangerous act'...
According to the ministry, the incident occurred on Sunday. The Chinese aircraft appeared to attempt to blind the Japanese fighters' radars by switching them off during the approach. This action was deemed provocative and a threat to security by Tokyo. Japanese authorities expressed concern to Beijing and called for the prevention of similar incidents in the future.