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Japanese fighters staged a pursuit of Russian IL-38

Japanese fighters linked up with a Russian anti-submarine aircraft.

According to the Interfax news agency, 17 January 2019, the Japanese Air Force fighters staged a pursuit of the Russian anti-submarine IL-38 aircraft, which flew near the island of Honshu. It is reported that the Russian military aircraft did not violate the airspace of Japan, although it carried out a rather long flight, but despite this fact, the Japanese fighters staged a real pursuit of the Russian anti-submarine aircraft.

It is reported that no aggressive and provocative actions were recorded for the Japanese Air Force pilots, however, according to the source, the Japanese fighters not only accompanied the Russian military aircraft, but also staged a real race with him, now ahead of him, then behind him. .

However, after the Russian Il-38 left the area near the airspace of the Japanese island of Honshu, military aircraft returned to the base.

It should be clarified that this is far from the first time that Japanese fighters have taken off in order to escort Russian military aircraft, but this is more about ensuring security and preventing airspace violations than about any provocations.

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