

An officer with United States Forces Korea informs the ROKAF that they have a B-2 Spirit ready for a preemptive strike, which would reignite the Korean conflict. Unable to engage the MiG-29, Tae-yoon is forced to turn back, allowing the MiG-29 to escape.īack at the base, the 21st is informed that a rogue North Korean battalion led by General Kang Sang Yeol has taken a nuclear silo and is planning to fire a ballistic missile at the United States. Dae-suh, noticing civilians below, ejects Ji Seok-hyun, his weapon systems officer, to safety and maneuvers his plane out of the civilians' way, but his ejection seat fails and he crashes into the mountain, killing him. Tae-yoon and Dae-suh pursue the MiG-29 as it returns to North Korean airspace, but it manages to damage Dae-suh's plane.

With the pursuit reaching Seoul, the pilots attempt to engage, but are told that the rules of engagement prohibits engaging over populated areas, allowing the MiG-29 to attack Seoul, causing major damage and numerous casualties. However, during the mission, a second KPAF MiG-29 suddenly arrives, shoots the defector down, and enters South Korean airspace. When a Korean People's Air Force MiG-29 crosses the Korean Demilitarized Zone in an attempt to defect, the 21st sorties to escort it. The two come into conflict immediately, since Tae-hun is free-spirited, whereas Cheol-hee is more by-the-book. There he meets Cheol-hee ( Yoo Jun-sang), the unit's own elite pilot. Captain Jung Tae-yoon ( Rain), a Republic of Korea Air Force pilot in the Black Eagles aerobatic team, performs a cocky and dangerous maneuver during an air show and is transferred to the 21st Fighter Wing, a combat unit flying the F-15K strike fighter, led by Brigadier General Choi Byeong-gil ( Jo Sung-ha) and Major Park Dae-suh ( Kim Sung-soo).
