US-ROK Respond to North Korean Missiles... This Time Deploying Air Power

Twenty fighter jets from the South Korean and U.S. Air Forces conducted an aerial show of force over the West Sea on the morning of the 7th, responding to North Korea's recent consecutive missile launch provocations. Photo by the Joint Chiefs of Staff

[Asia Economy Yang Nak-gyu, Military Specialist Reporter] On the 7th, South Korea and the United States conducted a large-scale aerial show of force over the West Sea. It was a warning message signaling precise bombing of North Korea's provocation points and command centers.

On the same day, the Joint Chiefs of Staff stated, "In response to North Korea's continuous ballistic missile provocations, following the South Korea-U.S. joint surface-to-surface missile firing on the 6th, we conducted an aerial show of force flight today."

This show of force flight was carried out by a strike formation of 20 South Korean and U.S. fighter jets equipped with precision-guided munitions. The U.S. Air Force deployed four F-16s, while the South Korean Air Force participated with F-35As, F-15Ks, and KF-16s.

Earlier, on the morning of the 5th, North Korea launched eight short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) from four locations including Pyongyang Sunan towards the East Sea. In response, South Korea and the U.S. fired eight tactical surface-to-surface missiles, ATACMS, into the East Sea from the coastal area of Gangwon Province in the early morning of the 6th.

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