F 35 Stealth Fighter Jets From The Us And South Korea Are Sending A Message To North Korea

“This deployment aims to enhance the interoperability of (our air forces) while demonstrating the alliance’s strong deterrence and joint defense posture,” South Korea’s defense ministry said. A South Korean spokesman said this is the first time stealth fighters from the two allies have cooperated. Experts say stealth fighters that can evade Pyongyang’s radars would be vital in any action against North Korea. The deployment of US fighters is a visible sign of the commitment US President Joe Biden made to his South Korean counterpart, Yun Suk-yeol, when the two met in Seoul in May. “Given the evolving threat posed by (North Korea), both leaders agree to begin discussions to expand the scope and scale of combined military exercises and training in and around the Korean Peninsula,” the White House said after meeting of the two presidents. Both leaders also reaffirm the U.S. commitment to deploy strategic U.S. military forces in a timely and coordinated manner as needed.” Tensions with North Korea have risen in recent months. Pyongyang has been testing missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads at a record pace, with at least 17 launches this year. The U.S. military said the U.S. F-35s would operate alongside other U.S. aircraft during their deployment, without elaborating. But the cooperation with the South Korean F-35s is the main event. The F-35 is one of the most advanced fighter jets in the world. The US operates hundreds of aircraft, which come in three configurations, the conventional take-off and landing F-35As flown by the Air Force. the Marine Corps F-35Bs, which can land vertically; and the F-35C, configured for aircraft carrier operations. Like the US Air Force, the South Korean Air Force flies the F-35A, with the first jet delivered by manufacturer Lockheed Martin in 2018. Its fleet of 40 of the fifth-generation jets became fully operational this spring. On March 25, a day after one of Pyongyang’s missile tests, Seoul staged an “elephant parade” of its F-35 fleet, lining up the jets all at once on a runway in a show of force. “Using F-35A stealth fighters, the invisible force capable of stealth penetration and precision strike, we will achieve an overwhelming strategic victory and maintain a full military posture that will prevent further actions by North Korea,” said then-Defense Minister Suh Wook . during the elephant ride. The last reported deployment of US F-35s to South Korea was in 2017, when they joined F-22 stealth fighters in what at the time was described as the largest concentration of fifth-generation fighter jets ever in South Korea. Those warplanes were part of a massive annual US-South Korea exercise called Vigilant Ace, which was later canceled under the Donald Trump administration as the then-US President tried to lure North Korea’s Kim Jong Un to give up his nuclear missile programs . After three meetings between Trump and Kim failed to reach an agreement, North Korea has stepped up its missile program. The US and South Korea fear Pyongyang may try to test a nuclear weapon soon, something it has not done since 2017.

title: “F 35 Stealth Fighter Jets From The Us And South Korea Are Sending A Message To North Korea " ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-19” author: “Pam Asmus”

“This deployment aims to enhance the interoperability of (our air forces) while demonstrating the alliance’s strong deterrence and joint defense posture,” South Korea’s defense ministry said. A South Korean spokesman said this is the first time stealth fighters from the two allies have cooperated. Experts say stealth fighters that can evade Pyongyang’s radars would be vital in any action against North Korea. The deployment of US fighters is a visible sign of the commitment US President Joe Biden made to his South Korean counterpart, Yun Suk-yeol, when the two met in Seoul in May. “Given the evolving threat posed by (North Korea), both leaders agree to begin discussions to expand the scope and scale of combined military exercises and training in and around the Korean Peninsula,” the White House said after meeting of the two presidents. Both leaders also reaffirm the U.S. commitment to deploy strategic U.S. military forces in a timely and coordinated manner as needed.” Tensions with North Korea have risen in recent months. Pyongyang has been testing missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads at a record pace, with at least 17 launches this year. The U.S. military said the U.S. F-35s would operate alongside other U.S. aircraft during their deployment, without elaborating. But the cooperation with the South Korean F-35s is the main event. The F-35 is one of the most advanced fighter jets in the world. The US operates hundreds of aircraft, which come in three configurations, the conventional take-off and landing F-35As flown by the Air Force. the Marine Corps F-35Bs, which can land vertically; and the F-35C, configured for aircraft carrier operations. Like the US Air Force, the South Korean Air Force flies the F-35A, with the first jet delivered by manufacturer Lockheed Martin in 2018. Its fleet of 40 of the fifth-generation jets became fully operational this spring. On March 25, a day after one of Pyongyang’s missile tests, Seoul staged an “elephant parade” of its F-35 fleet, lining up the jets all at once on a runway in a show of force. “Using F-35A stealth fighters, the invisible force capable of stealth penetration and precision strike, we will achieve an overwhelming strategic victory and maintain a full military posture that will prevent further actions by North Korea,” said then-Defense Minister Suh Wook . during the elephant ride. The last reported deployment of US F-35s to South Korea was in 2017, when they joined F-22 stealth fighters in what at the time was described as the largest concentration of fifth-generation fighter jets ever in South Korea. Those warplanes were part of a massive annual US-South Korea exercise called Vigilant Ace, which was later canceled under the Donald Trump administration as the then-US President tried to lure North Korea’s Kim Jong Un to give up his nuclear missile programs . After three meetings between Trump and Kim failed to reach an agreement, North Korea has stepped up its missile program. The US and South Korea fear Pyongyang may try to test a nuclear weapon soon, something it has not done since 2017.