US and South Korea fly warplanes in interception drill after North missile tests

A South Korean Air Force F-15K fighter jet takes off from a South Korean Air Force base in Cheongju, South Korea (South Korea Defence Ministry via AP)

South Korea and the United States have flown advanced stealth fighters in a joint missile-interception drill over the Korean Peninsula, South Korea’s Air Force said.

The drill was an apparent response to a spate of weapons tests this year by rival North Korea.