South Korean and U.S. military aircraft have staged regular combined live-fire drills to strengthen readiness against North Korean threats, Seoul s Air Force said Tuesday, amid heightened tensions over Pyongyang s failed satellite launch.
The Air Force said Wednesday it will ease an eye examination requirement for aspiring pilots this year after determining that aviators with refractive error can safely conduct missions with corrective eye surgery.
The U.S. Department of State has approved a possible sale to South Korea of up to 25 F-35A radar-evading fighters and related equipment to help the East Asian ally maintain a
GEELONG, Australia - Korea s Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Jung Sang-hwa was standing right next to his Australian counterpart, Robert Chipman, when the Black Eagles, the aerobatic flight team of Korea, roared through the skies here Tuesday (local time) to open the Avalon Airshow. Throughout their 20-minute performance, the two had a conversation about the meaning of the team s first participation in the biennial event, which was introduced in 1988, and what their countries can and should do for “peace and freedom” in the Indo-Pacific region.
North Korea fired an apparent long-range ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Friday, the South Korean military said, in apparent protest over the United States move to reinfo.