Kim Jong-un oversees two military drills involving rocket launchers and fighter pilots as North Korean troops are ordered to be ready for war
North Korean dictator ‘clapped and smiled’ while watching the drill
The test exercises were called unexpectedly to check how quickly pilots could respond
Kim watched multiple rocket launchers fired, before overseeing a night training exercise
He praised the ‘indomitable spirit’ of fighter pilots after the drills
By DAVE BURKE
DalyMail.com
21 December 2016
North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un has voiced his delight after reportedly overseeing two military drills, amid fears the secretive state is gearing itself for war.
The leader watched multiple rocket launchers fired, followed by a night exercise carried out by fighter pilots – with state media reporting that he clapped his hands and smiled as pilots hit their targets in the drill.
Kim was shown that the country’s air force is prepared to be called into action, and praised the fighters at the controls of the planes.
The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) – a mouthpiece for the despot’s regime – reports that Kim said: ‘As I emphasized whenever watching the rehearsal of fighter pilots, the battle for defending the territorial air of the country is not fought, depending on weather or time, and a modern warfare is waged in the worst conditions.
‘It is, therefore, necessary to fully prepare the fighter pilots as able airmen and all-round ones capable of successfully carrying out any aerial combat duty in any adversity by conducting similar drill in the future.’
Members of the air force were not told the drill would be happening, in order to test how quickly they could respond, KCNA reports.
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