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Published: 15 Apr. 2025, 19:00 Updated: 15 Apr. 2025, 20:35
 
South Korean F-35A and F-16 fighter jets fly alongside U.S. F-16s and two B-1B strategic bombers, center, in a combined aerial exercise over the Korean Peninsula on April 15. Capable of flying up to 12,000 kilometers (7,456 miles) at speeds of up to Mach 1.25, the B-1B was previously deployed over the peninsula on Feb. 20. The drill coincided with the “Day of the Sun,” the birthday of North Korean founder Kim Il Sung, and is seen as a show of deterrence against the North through the display of allied strategic assets.[MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE]
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