Chinese Y-8J Skymaster Maritime Surveillance Aircraft Flies Beyond First Island Chain

Y-8J Skymaster Maritime Surveillance Aircraft of the People’s Liberation Army Navy Flew Beyond First Island Chain

Japanese defense Minister, Itsunori Onodera has said that flight “indicated China’s growing willingness to expand its influence overseas.”

Y-8J Skymaster Maritime Surveillance Aircraft  is equipped with the X-band Thales Skymaster multi-mode maritime surveillance and early warning radar system.