China’s Y-9FQ Next Gen ASW Aircraft Intercepted for the First Time Over East China Sea

The Y-9FQ ‘High New 15’ made its debut at the Sep. 3, 2025, Victory Day parade in Beijing, and has now been intercepted for the first time by Japan. A Chinese People’s Liberation Army Naval Air Force (PLANAF) Y-9FQ maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft was intercepted for the first time on Mar. 28, 2026 […]