China's J-15 locked onto Japan's F-15 'from nearly 150 km away' VnExpress Japanese media reports Chinese J-15 activated radar and locked onto a Japanese F-15 from a distance of 148 km during an encounter last weekend.
China says J-15 activated surveillance radar during F-15 encounter VnExpress Chinese officials state the J-15 activated its surveillance radar during a training flight, accusing Japanese F-15 fighters of intrusion and disrupting the exercise.