July 14, 2022 Military Aviation News

China, Russia military activity near Japan up 2.5 times since Ukraine

07/14/2022

Chinese and Russian military activity around Japan increased 2.5 times in the four months following Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, sparking alarm here over a potential escalation. Releases by Japan's Ministry of Defense show 90 instances of activity by Chinese and Russian military vessels and aircraft near Japan in the four months after the invasion began. There had been 35 in the four months before.

China Warns U.S. Military Aircraft To Stay Away, Radio Intercept Reveals

07/14/2022

As tensions simmer across the Taiwan Strait, China and the United States continue attempts to stamp their authority in the region through a constant military presence, radio exchanges heard by Newsweek suggest.

NATO ‘air shielding’ to bolster missile defenses along alliance’s eastern edges

07/14/2022

NATO will add missile defense assets along the alliance’s eastern borders to guard against any potential threats that arise from Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, U.S. Air Force and NATO officials said Wednesday. The strategy is called “air shielding,” an expression coined during last month’s meeting of NATO leaders in Madrid, said German Brig. Gen. Christoph Pliet, deputy chief of staff operations at NATO Allied Air Command headquarters at Ramstein Air Base in Germany.

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