N.Korea flies warplanes near S.Korea after missile launches
Source: AP
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea flew 12 warplanes near its border with South Korea on Thursday, prompting the South to scramble 30 military aircraft in response, Seoul officials said. The highly unusual incident came hours after North Korea fired two ballistic missiles into the sea in its sixth round of missile tests in less than two weeks.
Eight North Korean fighter jets and four bombers flew in formation and were believed to have conducted air-to-surface firing drills, South Korea’s military said.
The military said South Korea responded by scrambling 30 fighter jets and other warplanes, though they didn’t engage in any clash with the North Korean aircraft.
The North Korean planes were probably dozens of kilometers away from the border, South Korean media said.
FILE - In this image taken from video, South Korean Air Force's F15K fighter jet takes off Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in an undisclosed location in South Korea. South Korea says North Korea flew 12 warplanes near their mutual border on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022, prompting South Korea to scramble 30 military planes in response. (South Korean Defense Ministry via AP)
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Bombers, eh? The only one they have is the Ilyushin Il-28 which first flew in 1948:
Fighters? While they do have a few MIG-29's, their most numerous ones are the Chengdu J-7 , ie MIG-21's (1959) and the even older Shenyang F-5, ie MIG-17's (1950)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_People%27s_Army_Air_and_Anti-Air_Force#Current_inventory