39 Chinese military aircraft intrude on Taiwan’s ADIZ

The Ministry of National Defense (MND) on Sunday (Jan. 23) reported the intrusion of 39 Chinese military aircraft into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ), matching the record for the second-largest incursion in one day.

At 10:45 p.m. on Sunday evening, the MND reported that 39 People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) aircraft infringed on Taiwan’s ADIZ. The aircraft included 24 Shenyang J-16 fighter jets, 10 Chengdu J-10 fighters, one Xi’an H-6 bomber, two Shaanxi Y-9 electronic warfare aircraft (Y-9 EW), and two Shaanxi Y-8 electronic intelligence spotter planes (Y-8 ELINT).

The 10 J-10s, 24 J-16s, and H-6 flew right off the southwestern edge of the median line. The two Y-9 EWs, 24 J-16s, and 2 Y-8 ELINTs flew in the southwest corner of Taiwan’s ADIZ, just to the northeast of the Dongsha Islands.