The Ministry of Defense announced on the 19th that Air Self-Defense Force fighters and US military bombers conducted joint exercises over the Sea of Japan on the 19th.
It is said that North Korea has strengthened the deterrence of the Japan-U.
Joint training was conducted with three Air Self-Defense Force F15 fighters, two U.S. Air Force B1 bombers, and four F16 fighters.
According to the Ministry of Defense, on the afternoon of the 19th, tactical training such as forming a formation and flying jointly over the Sea of Japan was conducted, and photos of Japanese and US fighters flying side by side were released. .
North Korea launched an ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile) class missile on the 18th and let it fall inside Japan's EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone).
The Ministry of Defense said, "Amid the increasingly severe security environment surrounding Japan, the drill confirmed the readiness of Japan and the United States and further strengthened the deterrence of the Japan-U.S. alliance."