Seoul Scrambles Fighter Jets In Response To Joint Incursion
On December 9, 2025, nine Chinese and Russian military aircraft briefly entered and exited South Korea’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ), prompting the country’s Air Force to scramble fighter jets. The incident, which involved two Chinese and seven Russian aircraft, did not result in any violation of sovereign airspace. According to Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, the aircraft repeatedly entered and left the ADIZ over a period of about an hour before withdrawing from the area. This incident is part of a recurring pattern of joint flights by China and Russia around the Korean Peninsula, as reported by AeroTime.