SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- The government has approved a plan to spend more than 1 trillion won (US$696 million) than initially planned to upgrade its F-15K fighter fleets in deployment since 2005 ...

It took delivery of 40 by 2008 and 13 more as of the end of 2011. An F-15K crashed during a night training flight in June 2006 off the east coast, raising doubts over the reliability of the aircraft.

The air force statement didn’t say where the accident happened. But South Korean media reported it occurred in Pocheon, a city close to the border with North Korea.

South Korean Air Force F-15K fighter jets fly during the joint military drill between South Korea and the United States in Pocheon. (AP) Property News: A Melbourne renter is at her wits end after ...

Six Russian military aircraft were reportedly intercepted by South Korean fighter jets after they reportedly entered South Korea’s air space identification zone. US strategic bombers for the ...