A total of 29 Chinese military aircraft flew into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on June 21, according to Taipei’s Ministry of National Defense (MND).
The People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) aircraft included fighters, bombers, and aircraft with electronic warfare, according to Taiwan’s defense ministry.
This is the third-largest breach in 2022. Earlier this year, Taiwan reported 39 Chinese military aircraft on Jan. 23 and 30 Chinese aircraft on May 30.
A Chinese PLA J-16 fighter jet flies in an undisclosed location in a file photo. (Taiwan Ministry of Defense via AP)
Taiwan reacted with a combat air patrol (CAP), radio warnings, and deployed air defense missile systems to monitor the PLA’s activities, the MND said on its website….