Seoul deploys 80 warplanes after spotting 180 North Korean planes

She said South Korean Armed Forces Staff It took countermeasures after monitoring about 180 tracks of North Korean warplanes from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., according to local time.

According to the authority, North Korean warplanes It flew over various skies in the territory of the northern part of the TAL tactical line of action and the waters of the east and west of Korean PeninsulaSouth Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reported.

Yonhap said that South Korean Air Force It has deployed about 80 distinguished warplanes, including Stealth (Stealth) aircraft F-35A“.

And retained 240 warplanes participating in maneuvers The joint “Vigelat Stom” between the Korean and US forces is on alert with its participation in the planned exercises.

The authority said that the army is closely monitoring the movements North Korean army The situation developed in close coordination with the US forces, while maintaining a state of strict alert in preparation for possible additional North Korean provocations.

It is indicated that North Korea Thursday launched a number of ballistic missiles, making 2022 a record year for North Korean missile tests.

One of the missiles launched Thursday caused the launch Tokyo Residents in the central prefectures of Miyagi, Yamagata and Niigata have been warned to take shelter in enclosed spaces, as conflicting reports of a missile flying overhead JapanWhile the government warned that a missile might fly over the country, it later denied this.

The North Korean missile launch came a day after the launch Pyongyang At least 23 missiles, the largest number in a single day, including one that fell, for the first time, less than 60 km off the coast of South Korea, which prompted South Korean President Yoon Seok Yeol for describing the launches as “land encroachment” and Washington denounced the launches as “reckless.”