Chinese J-15 fighters flying from the aircraft carrier Liaoning locked their fire-control radar onto Japanese F-15s over international waters southeast of Okinawa on December 6, 2024, in two separate ...

Japan reports two ‘lock on’ incidents near Okinawa as advanced radar technology blurs the line between routine tracking and a hostile threat. Here's everything you need to know. Japan has lodged a ...

This Dec. 23, 2022 file photo provided by Japan’s Ministry of Defense shows two J-15 carrier-based aircraft from the Liaoning. Credit: Japanese Ministry of Defense Tensions between Japan and China ...

Here’s the English translation of the official statement: We hereby report on the incident of radar lock-on by a Chinese military aircraft against an Air Self-Defense Force aircraft. There were two ...