NORTH KOREA DEPLOYS MORE ANTI-AIRCRAFT MISSILES

[Nishan_101]

North Korea has increased the number of anti-aircraft missiles deployed near the capital in preparation for potential attacks by U.S. and South Korean planes, a report said March 7.

The number of SA-5 surface-to-air missiles with a maximum range of 300 kilometers (190 miles) sited near Pyongyang rose from two in 2000 to 40 in 2010, Yonhap news agency said, quoting a Seoul military source.

During the same period, the number of SA-3 missiles, which offer a short-range defense against low-flying aircraft, jumped to 140 from seven, it said.

The number of SA-2 missiles with a range of 48 kilometers increased to some 180 from 45 in 2000, Yonhap said, adding the North also had about 12,000 portable anti-aircraft missiles.

"In case of contingency, we could hit deep into the enemy territory only if we neutralize the North's surface-to-air missiles, radar systems and long-range rocket launchers," the source was quoted as saying. "Our top priority is to introduce combat capabilities to secure command of the air."

The South's defense ministry declined to confirm the report.

So this means that NATO is planning some strike against them.

 

[Quasar]

Sixty F-16s taxiing at Kunsan air base

 

[OrionHunter]

^^^^Photoshopped!

 

[Quasar]

follow the news!

it is from U.S. Department of Defense web page
Defense.gov Photos: Home Page Photos

F-16 Fighting Falcons demonstrate an "Elephant Walk" as they taxi down a runway during an exercise on Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, March 2, 2012. The air crews are assigned to the 35th and 80th Fighter Squadrons, the 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base; the 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, 388th Fighter Wing, Hill Air Force Base, Utah; the 55th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, the 20th Fighter Wing, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C.; and the 38th Fighter Group of the South Korean Air Force. U.S.

Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany Auld

 

[Tshering22]

^^^^Photoshopped!

Nope they're real. South Koreans do pretty loud war games.

 

[Nishan_101]

All that can be destroyed with a single missile hitting the airbase....

 

[Hack-Hook]

follow the news!

it is from U.S. Department of Defense web page
Defense.gov Photos: Home Page Photos

well if instead of taxiing on the runway they flew those planes
in that formation it would have been awesome .

 

[nomi007]

looks very nice

 

[Nishan_101]

But can be countered easily with Missiles.

 

[anonymus]

What does more missiles means?

Does north korea has a working missile.

 

[Nishan_101]

I hope that they are working on sensors!!!

 

[emotionless_teenage]

...........So this means that NATO is planning some strike against them.

NATO has nothing to do with this.

both SA-5 and SA-3 are obsolete,and i doubt these missile already being upgraded. so while they lack in quality,they make up in numbers

both USAF F-15E,F-16 and RoKAF KF-16 and F-15K are capable of carrying SEAD mission and Tomahawk would could be used to neutralized the launchers(and radars) as well.problem is that even with the best intel,i doubt they could completely neutralized such many SAM being deployed.