ALERT US F-35B jets and US B-1B strategic bombers flew with South Korea’s F-15K jets as joint show of force today
The US and South Korea have staged a joint show of force over the Korean Peninsula, two days after North Korea fired a missile over Japan. Four F-35B stealth jets and two B-1B strategic bombers from the United States trained with South Korea’s F-15K fighter jets over the Korean Peninsula on Thursday in response to…
BREAKING North Korea State TV releases footage of missile launch over Japan
North Korea’s television released footage on Wednesday of the rocket which passed over Japanese airspace being launched on Tuesday from the capital Pyongyang.
ALERT South Korean fighter jets dropped eight MK-84 bombs near the border in response to North Korea’s missile
South Korean fighter jets simulated a bombing campaign in response to North Korea’s missile test. The show of force involved four F-15K fighter jets, which dropped eight MK-84 bombs on targets at a military field near the border. The South said the display was intended to show its “powerful capability to punish North Korea”.
BREAKING North Korea missile passed over northern Japan, Japanese government says
North Korea fired a missile that passed over northern Japan early Tuesday, the Japanese government said. The government’s J-Alert warning system advised people in the area to take precautions, but public broadcaster NHK said there was no sign of damage. The Japanese military did not attempt to shoot down the missile, which passed…
ALERT Japan fighter jets scrambled after Chinese bombers fly near Okinawa
Japanese fighter jets scrambled from three regions to intercept six Chinese bombers flying near Okinawa on Thursday morning, Japan’s Defense Ministry said. The Chinese H-6 bombers flew between Okinawa’s main island and Miyako Island, which is also part of Okinawa prefecture, toward Kii peninsula, said Japanese defense officials, who would not reveal what time the…