Posted on 06/07/2005 6:31:53 PM PDT by nypokerface
Some of the 15 radar-evading stealth fighters which the United States is deploying to South Korea have arrived there, a U.S. military spokesman said on Monday.
North Korea has bitterly denounced the deployment of the F-117A Nighthawks in its official media, saying it is part of U.S. plans for an invasion of the reclusive country.
The U.S. Air Force has said the planes, from Holloman Air Force base in New Mexico, are being deployed for training in the region for four months.
But it not clear whether the planes are in addition to the two dozen stealth fighters which the Air Force sent to Kunsan Air Base in South Korea last summer or are part of a regular rotation.
"The deployment has begun but it has not been completed," a U.S. Forces Korea spokesman said.
He did not say when the first batch of planes arrived or when the deployment would be completed.
The deployment comes as tensions are running high with North Korea, which said in February it had nuclear weapons and was boycotting six-party talks aimed at ending its nuclear programs.
The Air Force has said there is no relation between the current turmoil over the North Korean nuclear issue and the deployment of the stealth fighters.
VERY NICE EFFECT
How do they know?
The air boss said so!!
"The Air Force has said there is no relation between the current turmoil over the North Korean nuclear issue and the deployment of the stealth fighters"
Of course not!
And to see that no further tensions are able to be mounted by the north, the Nighthawks will be there to, well, lets just say, to keep the peace.
And they are not fighters, they are strictly "drop & drive" aircraft.
Love the pic.
And they are not fighters, they are strictly "drop & drive" aircraft.
In two weeks it will be "drive & drop" way up north.
sometimes i wish we would tell the truth.
"kim...we dont really want to use them, but if you dont stop being crazy we might just have to do training missions on north korean military facilities..."
It's what happens when you have nukes AND a big mouth. That "sea of fire" crack doesn't look so smart now, does it?
Hehe! We're coming for them, but they won't know know it 'till it's over!
Can the F-117 be used as a ferret aircraft?
Originally, the F-117 was going to be classified as a ground attack aircraft and given either an "A-" or "B-" designation.
Some say that the "F-" designation was given to attract fighter jocks who would not be caught dead in the cockpit of a ground attack aircraft into the program and others say the "F-" designation was given for security reasons to hide the aircraft's true function.
In either case, it remains a non-fighter "Fighter".
Are the B-2's still in the region?
U.S. stealth fighters arrive in South KoreaYeahright. How stealthy can they be what with all these headlines and all?
Of course not!
B-2's are stationed in the USA. They cycled to Middle East from their home base.
Why can't I see the rain on the aircraft?
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