The manoeuvres came after North Korea fired more than 80 rounds of artillery into the sea overnight.
South Korea said it has scrambled 80 fighter jets after detecting around 180 North Korean warplanes near the military border between the two countries.
The North Korean aircraft flew north of the so-called tactical measure line, 12 miles north of the Military Demarcation Line , between 11am and 3pm local time, South Korea's military said.About 240 aircraft taking part in the Vigilant Storm air exercises with the US continued the drills, the military said.
It also launched multiple missiles into the sea on Thursday, including possibly a banned intercontinental ballistic missile , whichJapanese military lost track of the suspected ICBM over the water between the Korean Peninsula and Japan, with
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