Taiwan records 26 PLA aircraft sorties, 6 PLAN vessels around its territory

Taiwans Ministry of National Defence MND on Saturday said that it detected 26 sorties of Chinese aircraft and six Peoples Liberation Army Navy PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan up to 6 am UTC8In a post on X the MND said that 18 out of the 26 PLA sorties crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwans northern central and southwestern Air Defence Identification Zone ADIZ26 sorties of PLA and 6 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6am UTC8 toda18 out of 26 sorties crossed the media lineand entered Taiwans northern central and southwestern ADIZ We have monitored the situationand responded MND saidOn Friday Taiwans MND detected overall 23 sorties of Chinese aircraft alongwith other naval vessels26 sorties of PLA aircraft and 6 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 am UTC8 today 18 out of 26 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwanrsquos northern central and southwestern ADIZ We have monitored the situation and responded pictwittercomn5U2PyYdIJmdash Ministry of National Defense ROCTaiwan MoNDefense January 24 2026Of the 2317 sorties crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered the northern central and southwestern ADIZIn a post on X the MND said Overall 23 sorties of PLA aircraft in various types including J10 H6K KJ500 etc were detected from 1040hr today 17 out of 23 sorties crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered the northern central and southwestern ADIZ in conducting airsea joint training along with other PLAN vessels ROC Armed Forces have monitored the situation and responded accordinglyOn the same day the MND said that eleven sorties of PLA aircraft and five PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up to 6 am local timeIn a statement the MND said nine of the sorties crossed the median line into Taiwans northern and southwestern air defence identification zone ADIZ prompting the MND to monitor and respond to the situationIn a post on X it said 11 sorties of PLA aircraft and 5 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 am UTC8 Today 9 out of 11 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwans northern and southwestern ADIZ We have monitored the situation and respondedAccording to Taiwans Ministry of National Defence a Chinese surveillance drone entered the southwestern section of Taiwans air defence identification zone in the early hours of the morning and moved toward the Pratas Islands also known as Dongsha as reported by The Taipei TimesAccording to The Taipei Times the ministry said the aircraft approached the islands shortly before dawn and briefly entered territorial airspace at an altitude beyond the effective reach of local airdefence systems The garrison stationed on the islands was immediately instructed to raise alert levels and intensify aerial monitoringAfter repeated warnings broadcast through international radio frequencies the drone withdrew several minutes later The ministry condemned the manoeuvre as reckless and provocative stating that it violated international norms and further destabilised the regionThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever