The drone rapidly approached the territorial waters of the Diaoyu Islands, and when it reached a point 20 kilometers from the area where the incident occurred, it suddenly pulled up rapidly, rising to an altitude of 500 meters. Suddenly, a jolt went through the airframe, and two air-to-air missiles detached from their weapon racks. The missiles ignited, trailing white smoke as they shot toward the target ahead.
In the sky, two Japan Self-Defense Forces F-15J fighters were patrolling, ready to confront the challenge from Chinese fighters. When the drone suddenly climbed in altitude from afar, their onboard radar immediately detected the drone's trace. However, on their radar screens, the signals appeared to be an F-15 fighter from the latest batch of the US Forces.