Thx for the effort Spaz, although the 'official resoning' leaves a lot to be desired.
"The kill chain system requires a jet that can infiltrate secretly into and strike a target," Col. Eom Hyo-sik, JCS spokesman, told reporters at a briefing.
The F-35 jet is known to be shown on the radar as a bird size, making it almostimpossible to detect the fighter.
Infiltrate secretly? Birdsize RCS impossible to detect?
Even civilian officials should refrain from escapades like this if they want to be taken seriously and recent KEPD350 purchase in particular speaks volumes in that regard.
On a much more prosaic note, there's still no explanation how will two squadrons perform a three squadrons worth of work.