AEROTIME · DEFENSE
JAPAN SCRAMBLES FIGHTERS AS CHINESE DRONES FLY NEAR OKINAWA DURING KEEN SWORD...
Japan scrambled fighter jets on October 19, 2026, after two Chinese military drones and a Y-9 intelligence-gathering aircraft flew near Okinawa on the opening day of Keen Sword 27, a major military exercise involving Japan and the United States.
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