Ballistic Missile Detection and Tracking Exercises Conducted in Japan, the U.S. and South Korea Strengthen Cooperation with North Korea

The U.S. Department of Defense has announced that three nations, Japan, the U.S. and South Korea, have participated in training to detect and track ballistic missiles off the coast of Hawaii since early this month.

He emphasized the stance of strengthening cooperation among the three countries against North Korea, which is accelerating its nuclear and missile development.

The U.S. Department of Defense announced on the 15th that the U.S. Navy, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, and the South Korean Navy participated in a training exercise off the coast of a missile test range in Hawaii from the 8th to the 14th of this month.

Specifically, it is for detecting and tracking ballistic missiles, and the forces of Japan, the United States, and South Korea shared tactical data.

In June 2017, ministers in charge of defense from Japan, the United States, and South Korea held a meeting in Singapore to hold a joint exercise by the Self-Defense Forces, the U.S. military, and the South Korean military for the first time since December 2017 in order to deal with ballistic missiles from North Korea. We agreed to reopen.

"The exercise demonstrates our determination to advance trilateral cooperation to meet North Korea's challenge, safeguard common security and prosperity, and strengthen the rules-based international order," the Pentagon said in a statement. He emphasized the stance of strengthening cooperation among the three countries against North Korea, which is accelerating its nuclear and missile development.

Defense Minister Hamada "I would like to continue to deepen cooperation among the three countries"

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Defense also made a similar announcement.

According to the Ministry of Defense, Australian and Canadian forces also participated in the three-country joint exercise.

This is the first joint exercise by Japan, the United States, and South Korea to deal with ballistic missiles since December 2017.

Defense Minister Hamada said, "In addition to improving the capabilities of the Maritime Self-Defense Forces in dealing with ballistic missiles, we also sought to strengthen cooperation among participating countries to maintain and strengthen a free and open Indo-Pacific. The Self-Defense Forces will continue to deepen cooperation among the three countries."