The South Korean Air Force's F-35A stealth fighter jets used laser-guided bombs GBU-12 at a bombing range in Gangwon-do Province on the 18th to simulate the training of attacking North Korean missile launch vehicles after infiltrating enemy territory.
(Associated Press)
The range covers the entire United States, the United States, Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and Canada to discuss countermeasures
[Compilation of Mao Yi/Comprehensive Report] On the morning of the 18th, North Korea launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that could reach the entire continental United States from Pyongyang's Sun'an District to the east.
In response to this, Vice President Harrison Harrison, who was attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Bangkok, Thailand on behalf of US President Joe Biden, held an emergency meeting with the leaders of South Korea, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and Canada to discuss countermeasures. The six countries unanimously strongly condemned North Korea provocative and destabilizing.
South Korea then dispatched stealth fighter jets and conducted bombing exercises for the first time using North Korean missile launchers as imaginary enemies.
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The Hwasong-17 is the longest missile in the world, with a height of 22 to 24 meters. It is known as the "monster ICBM". It is judged that the "Hwasong-17" ICBM launched by North Korea on the 3rd was not completely successful, so it tried again.
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The ICBM launched on the 18th has a maximum flight altitude of 6,100 kilometers, a flight distance of 1,000 kilometers, and a maximum speed of Mach 22. After flying for about 69 minutes, it landed about two miles west of "Daoshima Oshima" in Hokkaido, Japan. 100 kilometers within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
Japan and South Korea estimate that if the missile is fired at a normal firing angle (30 to 45 degrees) instead of the high-flying ballistic used this time, the firing range can exceed 15,000 kilometers.
Since January, North Korea has fired more than 60 missiles, including hypersonic missiles, long-range cruise missiles, short-range ballistic missiles and ICBMs.
South Korea's first F-35A simulated attack on American materials and additional deployment of THAAD
In order to highlight the ability to counter North Korea's provocations, the U.S. and South Korea Air Forces subsequently sent eight fighters, including F-35A stealth fighters and F-16s, to fly in a joint attack formation over the Sea of Japan.
The F-35A of the Korean Army is also at a bombing range in Gangwon-do, South Korea. For the first time, it uses the precision laser-guided bomb GBU-12 to conduct training that simulates the North Korean missile launcher (TEL) as the target.
The DPRK's test launch not only completed the separation of the nodes, but also flew normally.
But it's unclear whether the reentry was successful.
Since the Hwasong-17 warhead has multiple warheads and can carry two to three nuclear warheads, it is a multi-target re-entry vehicle (MIRV). government and New York.
In this regard, it is expected that the United States will further strengthen the missile defense network in the future, and calls for additional deployment of the theater high-altitude defense system (THAAD, THAAD) at the US military base in Seongju County, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea will also become louder.
He Jinli criticized in the above-mentioned six-nation leaders meeting that Pyongyang blatantly violated multiple United Nations resolutions and its actions undermined regional security.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who attended the meeting, said that the North Korean projectile would absolutely not be tolerated.
Prime Minister Han Deok-soo, who was present on behalf of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yue, called on the international community to form a united front and resolutely respond to North Korea's unprecedented frequency and intensity of projectiles this year.
On the 18th, the U.S. and South Korean defense departments officially launched the working-level consultation organization "Counter Missile Working Group" (CMWG).
North Korea launched another missile on the 18th. This time it was judged to be a Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile with a range covering the entire United States. US Vice President Harrison Harrison (middle) who was attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in Bangkok invited Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (second from left) and South Korean Prime Minister Leaders of the five countries including Han Deok-soo (first from the right) urgently discussed countermeasures.
(Associated Press)