North Korea again tested its missile arsenal on Monday, launching three missiles that US Strategic Command said did not pose any threat. STRATCOM tracked the launch of three missiles—at 3:44 p.m., 3:58 p.m., and 4:35 p.m. Central Daylight Time, including what was presumed to be two Scud tactical ballistic missiles and a No Dong intermediate range ballistic missile near Hwangju, the command said in a statement. North Korea has conducted several test launches recently, including a submarine missile launch on July 11 and two intermediate range ballistic missiles in June. The US and South Korea on July 7 agreed to deploy a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense missile system on the Korean Peninsula, and a joint working group of the two countries are determining where the optimal deployment site will be.
The Air Force overall reduced its size by 120 aircraft in fiscal year 2021, but kept about the same number of fighter, bomber and attack aircraft, according to data supplied by the service. The F-35 fleet saw the biggest increase while the B-1B bomber fleet saw the largest decline.