Tokyo accuses Chinese fighter planes of "Shut down its radars" On Japanese fighters

The Japanese Ministry of Defense announced on Sunday that Chinese military aircraft "Its radars were turned off" On Japanese fighter jets in the airspace over southeastern Okinawa Island, describing the matter as… "Dangerous work"

Radar shutdown is a feature in many radar systems that allows the aircraft to identify a specific target and track it continuously and automatically.

Relations between Beijing and Tokyo witnessed great tension last month following statements by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in which she indicated that Tokyo might intervene militarily if Taiwan was attacked.

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi described it in a hastily held press conference this morning. Sunday, these incidents as "Very serious and unfortunate"saying that Japan provided "A strong protest" To Beijing and asked it to prevent this from happening again.

The Ministry confirmed that there were no damages or injuries resulting from Saturday’s accidents.

In the first incident that occurred over the sea in the southeast of the island of Okinawa, the Ministry said in a statement: "A J-15 fighter jet launched from the Chinese Navy’s aircraft carrier Liaoning intermittently turned off its radar." On an F-15 fighter plane belonging to the Japanese Air Force.

The statement added that about two hours later, a Chinese J-15 fighter also took off from the aircraft carrier. "Liaoning"intermittently shutting down its radar on a Japanese fighter.

He continued "Turning off the radar in these incidents constitutes dangerous work"expressing "Very sorry that such incidents occurred"

Combat aircraft use their radars to identify targets and control fire, as well as in search and rescue operations.