More than 100 aircraft and at least 1 400 troops are involved in the drill to last till April 24 with the purpose of "improving the joint operation capability".

Minju Joson Saturday observes in a commentary in this regard:

Max Thunder which has been kicked off, timed to coincide with Foal Eagle, is aimed to carry out the scenario for invading the north.

It is none other than the U.S. and the puppet group that are escalating the tension on the Korean peninsula.

The puppet group, obsessed with sycophancy toward the U.S. and confrontation with compatriots, is keen to kowtow to its master U.S. and going reckless, backed by him. This will, however, bring it nothing but the most miserable end.

The DPRK's revolutionary armed forces had already served a solemn warning to the U.S. imperialist aggressors and the south Korean warmongers dreaming of invading the north that they would sternly punish them through merciless and toughest counteractions.

Should they finally ignite a war, all service personnel and people of the DPRK will not miss an opportunity but give vent to the pent-up resentment and wipe out the aggressors to the last one.