North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised large-scale air force drills and ordered the military to maintain a constant state of readiness, calling for a “radical turn” in war preparations, state media reported Saturday.

The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that Kim visited a flight regiment under the Guards First Air Division of the Korean People’s Army (KPA) on May 15, where he observed anti-air and strike training operations involving fighter jets, helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and missile defense units. 

Kim emphasized that victory in war is determined by rigorous training, asserting that North Korea’s territory — land,