The 12-day Korea Flying Training will begin Monday, April 17 at the Gwangju Air Base in Gwangju, 267 kilometres south of Seoul, mobilizing some 110 aircraft and more than 1,400 troops, according to the armed service, Yonhap reported.
South Korea, the United States and Japan began a trilateral missile defense exercise in the international waters of the East Sea on Monday, Seoul s Navy said, amid stepped-up effor.
South Korea and the US kicked off large-scale combined air drills on Monday, the South's Air Force said, amid joint efforts to sharpen deterrence against Pyongyang's military threats.About 110 aircraft and more than 1,400 troops were mobilised .
SEOUL South Korea and the US kicked off large-scale combined air drills on Monday, the South’s Air Force said, amid joint efforts to sharpen deterrence against Pyongyang’s military threats. About 110 aircraft and more than 1,400 troops were mobilised for this year’s Korea Flying Training (KFT), which got underway earlier in the day for a 12-day run at Gwangju Air Base in Gwangju, 267 km south of Seoul, according to the armed service. More than 60 South Korean warplanes, including F-35A, F-15K and KF-16 fighters, will join the drills, while the US will deploy some 40 aircraft, such as its Air Force’s F-16 fighters, A-10 attack aircraft and the Marine Corps’ F-35B and FA-18 jets, reports Yonhap News Agency. The exercise will focus on enhancing the inter-operability and combined operational capability of the allies’ advanced fighters by conducting various drills, such as a strike package flight and close air support operations, according to the South&