Air Force military trainings took place in both North and South Korean airspaces as the two nations continue to ratchet up tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
Men look at a military fence decorated with ribbons bearing messages wishing for the reunification of the two Koreas near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, in Paju, South Korea, November 4, 2022.
In response, South Korea's air force "urgently scrambled its predominant air force", including 80 F-35As. The JCS added that 240 planes that were already participating in the ROK-US "Vigilant Storm" joint training "maintained a readiness posture" while conducting the planned exercises. These provocations prompted the U.S. and South Korea to extend air force drills which North Korea considers as joint training to invade and topple their regime.
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