A radar lock-on, used to guide missiles, is considered a serious escalation compared with routine surveillance, an expert said.

Japan’s Ministry of Defense said December 7 that Chinese J-15 aircraft launched from the aircraft carrier Liaoning intermittently locked their radar onto JASDF F-15s in two separate incidents on ...

A Chinese Navy fighter jet launched from an aircraft carrier conducted a radar lock-on targeting a Japan Self-Defense Forces fighter. Japan publicly disclosed the incident and strongly protested to ...

Tokyo and Beijing continued to trade barbs Monday over a claim that China locked military radar on Japanese fighter jets over the weekend, an incident two defense experts say is unlikely to spur ...