S. Korean Air Force Hold Bombing Drills After N. Korea's Missile Launch

South Korean air forces have reportedly held shelling field exercises using US Mark 84 bombs following North Korea's latest missile launch.

TOKYO (Sputnik) — The South Korean Air Force carried out the shelling drills with the use of the US Mark 84 general-purpose bombs after North Korea's ballistic missile launch, local media reported Tuesday.

Yonhap news agency reported that during the exercise, four F-15K Slam Eagle fighter jets had dropped eight Mark 84 bombs, each weighing about a ton.

The drills took place at the eastern province of Gangwon, the agency added.