The US will deploy six F-22 Raptor stealth fighters in the exercise, called Vigilant Ace, which will run from December 4 to 8.
A US Air Force official said the F-22 stealth fighters will be joined by F-35 aircraft.
The joint show of force comes as the world teeters on the brink of World War 3 amid an escalating war of words between US President Donald Trump and crackpot despot Kim Jong-un.
Around 12,000 US personnel will participate with South Korean troops, while 230 aircraft will be flown at eight US and South Korean military installations, the US Seventh Air Force confirmed.
US Marine Corps and Navy troops will also participate.
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A statement the military said: “This realistic combat exercise is designed to enhance interoperability between US and Republic of Korea forces and increase the combat effectiveness of both nations.”
Pyongyang strongly protests against joint drills of this nature, which it views as aggression against the isolated state
Mr Trump slapped the North with more sanctions in a bid to crush Kim and disband his nuclear weapons programme
The new sanctions are aimed at hurting trade between China and North Korea a bid to pressure Pyongyang to back away from its ambition to develop a nuclear-tipped missile capable of hitting the US mainland.
It comes after Mr Trump turned the heat on despot dictator Kim by declaring the secretive state as a “ state sponsor of terror”.
Meanwhile, North Korea has switched out all border guards at the demilitarised zone (DMZ) with South Korea as a furious Kim Jong-un comes to terms with this month’s humiliating defection.