中国军机与侦察无人机跟踪日本周边“利剑”军演
Chinese military vessels and spy drones track Keen Sword war games off Japan
日本防卫省称，3架中国人民解放军军机——包括BZK-005侦察无人机、Y-9情报搜集机和TB-001侦察攻击无人机——周一飞越日本岛屿之间的国际空域，进入太平洋后返航，日本紧急出动战机。行动与日美“利剑”联合军演周一启动时间重合；演习将持续至10月29日，约有45,000名日本自卫队人员和12,000名美军参加。
Three People’s Liberation Army military aircraft – two drones and a reconnaissance plane – flew through international airspace between Japanese islands into the Pacific before heading back towards mainland China on Monday, prompting Japan to scramble fighter jets, the Joint Staff Office of Japan’s defence ministry reported the same day.
The aircraft included a BZK-005 reconnaissance drone and a Y-9 intelligence-gathering aircraft, which flew in from the East China Sea, passed through the Miyako Strait between Okinawa’s main island and Miyako Island, and continued into the Pacific before returning towards mainland China, the Joint Staff Office said in a post.
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In addition, a TB-001 reconnaissance and attack drone passed between Yonaguni Island and Taiwan, flew northeast as far as waters off Amami Oshima, then turned back and passed through the Miyako Strait towards mainland China, the post said.
The aircraft movements coincided with Monday’s start of “Keen Sword”, a biennial joint military exercise between Japan and the United States running until October 29 across multiple locations in Japan. The exercise will involve about 45,000 Japanese Self-Defence Forces personnel and 12,000 US troops, making it one of the biggest drills ever conducted by the two allies.
来源：南华早报 · scmp.com