It has been revealed that a South Korean Air Force transport plane entered Japanese airspace without approval due to a communication error, prompting Japanese fighter jets to scramble.
According to the military on the 24th, the Air Force C-130 transport aircraft was headed toward Japan's Kaneda base to make an emergency landing after encountering severe weather while leaving the Korean Peninsula to conduct training on the 13th.
During this process, communication regarding the passage through airspace was not properly conducted, and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force regarded our transport aircraft as having intruded into their airspace without permission, leading to the dispatch of fighter jets. Our military later explained the situation to the Japanese side, and the transport aircraft is reported to have made an emergency landing at Kadena Air Base, refueled, and then headed to its original destination, Guam.
The Ministry of National Defense has been conducting an audit on the Air Force since the day before regarding this matter.