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Aircraft Return to Sunchon Airbase?

Military, Sunchon Airbase
May 3, 2023, by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., Victor Cha and Jennifer Jun— Recent satellite imagery shows that the ongoing modernization project at Sunchon Airbase is nearing completion, along with the presence of ten aircraft - the first observed in two years... Ten aircraft present on the taxiway outside the northern entrance of the Sunchon Airbase’s underground…

Continued Expansion and Upgrade Work at Sunchon Airbase

Military, Sunchon Airbase
July 14, 2022, by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., Victor Cha and Jennifer Jun— Recent satellite imagery shows North Korea is making slow but steady progress with its renovation and expansion of the North Korean Air and Air Defense Force's Sunchon Airbase... Recently acquired satellite imagery shows North Korea is making slow but steady progress with its…

North Korea Upgrades Sunchon Airbase

Military, Sunchon Airbase
June 24, 2021, by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. and Victor Cha— Recent satellite imagery provides details into major maintenance and expansion at the Sunchon Airbase, which houses some of North Korea’s most modern and capable military aircraft in the Korean Air and Air Defense Force (KPAF)’s inventory. .. This post was updated on July 15, 2022. Recent satellite imagery provides details into major…

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