Japan scrambling jets less against China as more F-35 deployment eyed

Japan has restricted the scrambling of fighter jets against Chinese military aircraft to only those threatening to violate the country's airspace, Japanese government sources said Tuesday.The change in policy comes as the Defense Ministry seeks to shift from reactively mobilizing aircraft to proactive surveillance, freeing up resources to concentrate on more high-level training using its latest F-35 stealth fighters, the sources said.The number of times jets were scrambled in fiscal 2020 has fallen drastically due to the new restrictive policy in spite of China's continued assertiveness in …READ FULL ARTICLE