15 October 2021
Number of JASDF scrambles increases 5.1% in first half of FY 2021/22
by Kosuke Takahashi
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) scrambled its fighter aircraft a total of 390 times in the first half of fiscal year 2021/22 (FY 2021/22) in response to foreign military aircraft approaching the country's airspace: an increase of 5.1% compared with the same period last year.
The Ministry of Defense (MoD) in Tokyo said in a 15 October statement that there were 19 more scrambles during the past six months than during the first half of FY 2020/21. The highest number of scrambles in the first half of any fiscal year was 594 in FY 2016/17.
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The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) scrambled its fighter aircraft a total of 390 times in the ...
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