F-22 Raptors Deployed In Show Of Force

The United States has deployed four F-22 Raptor aircraft to South Korea in a show of force after North Korea's recent rocket launch.

The fighter aircraft, arguably the most advanced in the world, flew from Kadena Air Base in Japan to South Korea.

Before landing at the Osan Air Base they conducted a flyover in the vicinity of the border with the communist North.

Joined by US and South Korean Air Force F-15 Slam Eagles and F-16 Fighting Falcons, the 12 aircraft formation was a direct response to recent provocative action by Kim Jong Un's regime.

Last month the partner nations conducted a similar show of solidarity and power by flying a mission with a B-52 bomber accompanied by 16 fighter jets.

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It's all aimed at dissuading Pyongyang from military action, ensuring peace and security on the Korean peninsula between two countries who are technically still at war. 

In January South Korea resumed cross-border propaganda broadcasts in retaliation for a reported hydrogen bomb test. The loudspeaker broadcasts have previously escalated into exchanges of artillery fire.

The F-22, only in use by the US military in order to protect its stealth technology, is designed to project rapid air dominance at great distance.

The Pentagon claim its capabilities currently cannot be matched by any known or projected fighter aircraft. 

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