Large-Scale Training of Air Force Advanced Fighter Jets
First Half Soring Eagle... Over 60 Aircraft Deployed in Air Power
The Air Force will conduct the 'Soaring Eagle' training in the first half of this year.
According to the Air Force on the 16th, the training, held from the 17th to the 24th at Cheongju's 17th Fighter Wing under the Air Combat Command, will involve over 60 aircraft including F-35A, F-15K, KF-16, FA-50, F-5 fighters, KA-1 airborne control attack aircraft, KC-330 multipurpose aerial refueling transport aircraft, and E-737 airborne control aircraft.
The training will be conducted by dividing teams into friendly Blue Air and simulated enemy Red Air. Defensive air support training will be carried out to respond to enemy fighter and unmanned aerial vehicle infiltrations and cruise missile launches, along with air interdiction training that preemptively destroys provocation points such as enemy mobile launchers (TEL) after detecting signs of provocation.
This training will also see the first participation of the Air Force Operations Command's Space Operations Battalion. They will monitor enemy electromagnetic interference, share the locations of enemy jamming devices, and support the completion of friendly missions. Night aerial refueling training will also be conducted. At night, visibility is more limited than during the day, making teamwork between the tanker and receiver aircraft crucial.
'Soaring Eagle' has been conducted once or twice a year solely by the Republic of Korea Air Force since 2008. Considering the inter-Korean dialogue atmosphere, it was held privately after 2018, but the training has been publicly disclosed again since 2022.
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Colonel Lee Sang-taek, commander of the 29th Tactical Development Training Squadron in charge of the training, stated, "To prepare for increasingly sophisticated enemy threats, we will maximize the Air Force's power and available assets to enhance pilots' response capabilities."
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