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Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji was a senior NK News correspondent based in Seoul. She previously worked for Reuters TV.
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News North Korea showcases fighter jets, helicopters in annual air contestPlanes conducted practise of attack on "enemy aircraft carriers": KCNA
Kim Jong Un supervised an annual combat flight contest aimed at enhancing the North Korean air force’s ability to “destroy any targets, including enemy aircraft carriers,” the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Monday. The tournament’s participants were divided into flights by groups of commanders of “pursuit fighter, bomber and raider” regiments, according to KCNA, as well as groups of commanders of light transport planes, helicopters, and education aircraft regiments. A group of division and brigade commanders and newly-qualified young pilots also participated in the contest. “The contest set takeoff, assault, zero-feet flight, wingover, intercept flight, free air-combat, © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |