North Korea flies 12 fighter jets and bombers in apparent firing drills: Seoul



News 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 Arius Derr \| Jeongmin Kim October 6, 2022 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Mikoyan MiG-29 fighter jets at a North Korean air show in Wonsan \| Image: KCTV A dozen North Korean jets conducted a firing drill in formation on Thursday afternoon, following the DPRK’s launch of two short-range ballistic missiles earlier in the day, South Korea’s military told NK News. Eight North Korean fighter jets and four bombers flew in formation north of the inter-Korean air border at around 2 p.m. for around an hour, appearing to carry out air-to-surface firing exercises, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said. Some of the DPRK warplanes breached South Korea’s “special reconnaissance line,” the JCS added. The South Korean military sent out what it called an “overwhelming” response to © 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 & Podcast Updates Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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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

Arius Derr | Jeongmin Kim October 6, 2022

North Korea flies 12 fighter jets and bombers in apparent firing drills: Seoul

Mikoyan MiG-29 fighter jets at a North Korean air show in Wonsan | Image: KCTV

A dozen North Korean jets conducted a firing drill in formation on Thursday afternoon, following the DPRK’s launch of two short-range ballistic missiles earlier in the day, South Korea’s military told NK News.

Eight North Korean fighter jets and four bombers flew in formation north of the inter-Korean air border at around 2 p.m. for around an hour, appearing to carry out air-to-surface firing exercises, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said.

Some of the DPRK warplanes breached South Korea’s “special reconnaissance line,” the JCS added. The South Korean military sent out what it called an “overwhelming” response to

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Arius Derr

Arius Derr is Director of Communications at the Korea Economic Institute. He formerly worked as NK News Managing Editor from 2021 to 2022, Deputy Managing Editor from 2022 to 2023 and Editor from 2023 to 2025. Prior to that, he was an editor at East Asia Forum and KBS, South Korea’s public broadcaster. His graduate research focuses on U.S. nuclear policy and U.S.-DPRK relations. Follow him on Twitter @AriusDerr.

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Jeongmin Kim is Executive Director at Korea Risk Group, based in Seoul. She covers inter-Korean relations and North and South Korean foreign and military affairs. Kim has covered the 2022 ROK presidential election on the ground, and prior to joining NK News, she worked for the CSIS Korea Chair in Washington D.C. and Reuters news agency’s Seoul bureau.

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