Aviation
Information related to aviation in and around the DPRK
Why North Korea’s air force struggles to keep up, despite numerical advantages
DPRK’s Soviet-era fleet in desperate need of modernization, but experts say costs involved may be too big to overcome
US, ROK begin ‘largest-ever’ air drills despite national mourning period
Drills against North Korean threats go ahead after Seoul said it was reviewing postponement over Itaewon tragedy
US, ROK to conduct largest-ever aerial drills as Seoul emphasizes deterrence
Hundreds of warplanes, including stealth jets, to fly in ‘non-stop’ training to deter and respond to DPRK ‘provocations’
US strategic bombers land in Guam after series of North Korean missile tests
Pentagon says B-1Bs 'send a message' to deter provocations, in second known deployment to region this year
US flight regulator says North Korean missiles pose ‘safety hazard’ to planes
Federal Aviation Administration criticizes launch over Japan as experts warn of risks from test failures
North Korea says it flew 150 warplanes in response to US-ROK naval drills
DPRK says exercise took place Saturday, in what experts call rare flight activity that sought to test allies’ response
North Korea flies 12 fighter jets and bombers in apparent firing drills: Seoul
South Korea mobilizes some 30 aircraft after DPRK warplanes breach ‘special reconnaissance line’ during firing drill
North Korean flight broadcasts pick up after years of pandemic silence: Data
Unclear if traffic relates to DPRK’s claim of COVID ‘victory,’ though expert says one flight may have been for training
North Korea and Russia ink aviation safety deal in face of increasing isolation
Two sides pledge to align maintenance standards, a move an expert suggests aims to boost cooperation amid sanctions
North Korean jets make special flights to pick up war veterans: State media
Cross-country trips absent from flight trackers but typical of those that occur around major events in Pyongyang
