Record 38 Chinese military planes penetrate Taiwan’s ADIZ on China’s National Day

Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) reports that a record 38 Chinese military aircraft had violated Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Friday (Oct. 1), China’s national day.

On its real-time military update website, the MND released two reports of large incursions by People’s Liberation Army Aircraft (PLAAF) on Friday. In the first report, the MND stated that 18 Shenyang J-16 fighter jets, four SU-30 jets, two Xian H-6 bombers, and one Shaanxi Y-8 anti-submarine warfare (Y-8 ASW) plane intruded on the southwest corner of Taiwan’s ADIZ.