Japan scrambled jets a record 1,168 times in FY 2016

Japan scrambled jets a record 1,168 times in FY 2016

Katsutoshi Kawano, chief of Japan's Self-Defense Forces Joint Staff, briefs reporters on the number of times the Air Self-Defense Force scrambled jets during the fiscal year ended March 31 during a news conference at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on April 13, 2017. Japan scrambled fighter jets to intercept aircraft approaching its airspace 1,168 times during the year, exceeding the previous record of 944 logged during the Cold War. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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