{"id":21651,"date":"2023-03-14T05:44:09","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T09:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/?p=21651"},"modified":"2023-03-27T06:00:32","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T10:00:32","slug":"more-north-korean-missiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/more-north-korean-missiles\/","title":{"rendered":"Get ready for more North Korean missiles"},"content":{"rendered":"

Exercise “Freedom Shield” is happening now – which means that more North Korean missile tests are likely in the coming days.<\/strong><\/p>\n

What is Freedom Shield?<\/h4>\n

Freedom Shield is a joint US-South Korean military exercise<\/strong>. They run joint exercises every year, but this one is the largest in a long while<\/a> and so is likely to cause more ‘retaliatory responses’ from North Korea. Particularly as South Korea is specifically simulating responses to potential North Korean threats.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The exercises run for 11 days from March 12th.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is not clear where the exercises will take place, but the general advice is stick to flight plan routes, maintain a very good listening watch on the radio, follow ATC instructions and keep a good look out.<\/p>\n

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Main missile firing sites.<\/p><\/div>\n

What is the risk?<\/h4>\n

North Korea tend to respond to these exercises with significant missile activity<\/strong>, which they never announce. This exercise is likely to see similar levels of response, if their ‘announcement’ is anything to go by…<\/p>\n

Pyongyong is resolved to respond with \u201coverwhelming powerful forces\u201d<\/strong> to so-called military manoeuvres by the \u201cthe US imperialists and the South Korean puppet forces\u201d<\/strong>.\u00a0So probably a lot of missile launches.<\/p>\n

The missiles rarely have any impact, generally falling into the East Sea (Sea of Japan) outside the EEZ. However, they do pose a threat within the Pyongyang FIR, and a higher level of activity is expected this year.<\/p>\n

Here is an earlier post covering this is more detail.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Full overview (BBC) of military and missile sites in relation to South Korea<\/p><\/div>\n

While North Korea do not announce missiles, South Korea do release notams (although generally after the event).<\/strong><\/p>\n

As of March 14, they have fired:<\/strong><\/p>\n