The eagle has landed: South Korea suspends air drills after fighter jet crash



News The eagle has landed: South Korea suspends air drills after fighter jet crash Soaring Eagle meant to train pilots to intercept North Korean and other enemy targets and follows recent DPRK flybys Jeongmin Kim November 21, 2022 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON ROK AF KF-16s \| Image: ROK MND Flickr (ROK Defense Magazine 2008) South Korea postponed an air drill meant to kick off on Monday to practice intercepting North Korean and other enemy targets, after a ROK air force jet crashed the day before. The Soaring Eagle exercise would have been the latest in a string of joint and bilateral military drills South Korea has conducted as North Korea tests weapon after weapon, including its largest nuclear-capable ballistic missile on Friday. South Korea postponed an air drill meant to kick off on Monday to practice intercepting North Korean and other enemy targets, after a ROK air force jet crashed the day before. The Soaring Eagle exercise would have been the latest in a string of joint and bilateral military drills South Korea has conducted as North Korea tests weapon after weapon, including its largest nuclear-capable ballistic missile on Friday. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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The eagle has landed: South Korea suspends air drills after fighter jet crash

Soaring Eagle meant to train pilots to intercept North Korean and other enemy targets and follows recent DPRK flybys

Jeongmin Kim November 21, 2022

The eagle has landed: South Korea suspends air drills after fighter jet crash

ROK AF KF-16s | Image: ROK MND Flickr (ROK Defense Magazine 2008)

South Korea postponed an air drill meant to kick off on Monday to practice intercepting North Korean and other enemy targets, after a ROK air force jet crashed the day before.

The Soaring Eagle exercise would have been the latest in a string of joint and bilateral military drills South Korea has conducted as North Korea tests weapon after weapon, including its largest nuclear-capable ballistic missile on Friday.

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