On the 6th, due to the accidental fire from a KF-16 fighter jet, the Air Force has restricted the flights of all aircraft and reinforced safety training.
According to military authorities on the 7th, the Air Force has restricted flights of aircraft except for some essential forces, such as North Korean surveillance, reconnaissance, and emergency readiness, since the accident the previous day. The Air Force plans to maintain the flight restrictions until next week and has begun case training and in-depth vulnerability training before flights for all pilots.
Air Force Chief of Staff Lee Yong-soo noted the day before, "We will establish measures to prevent such incidents from happening again," and stated, "With this incident as an opportunity, we will conduct comprehensive safety training for all personnel handling aviation armament, including all pilots, and will improve verification procedures."
The United States Forces Korea also decided to halt live-fire training as an accident occurred during the South Korea-U.S. joint training.
During the South Korea-U.S. joint training conducted the previous morning at the Pocheon Seungjin Scientific Training Center, two KF-16s accidentally dropped a total of eight unguided bombs, MK-82, four each, not on the training ground but on civilian homes. Initial investigations revealed that the pilots had incorrectly entered the coordinates of the target point, resulting in injuries to 15 individuals, including civilians and military personnel.