On the afternoon of the 18th, the Ministry of Defense announced that fighter aircraft of the Air Self-Defense Force and the US military conducted joint training over the Sea of Japan.
It is said that North Korea has confirmed its readiness to respond as the security environment becomes increasingly severe, such as launching an ICBM = intercontinental ballistic missile class missile.
According to the Ministry of Defense, a total of eight aircraft, four each from the Air Self-Defense Force's F15 fighters and the United States Air Force's F16 fighters, were trained.
On the afternoon of the 18th, tactical training was conducted over the Sea of Japan, and photos of fighters from both sides flying in formation were released.
On the morning of the 18th, North Korea launched an ICBM = intercontinental ballistic missile class missile and dropped it inside Japan's EEZ = exclusive economic zone, repeating launches with unprecedented frequency.
According to the Ministry of Defense, the drill "confirmed the readiness of the Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. military and further strengthened the deterrence of the Japan-U.S. alliance amid the increasingly severe security environment surrounding Japan." .
U.S. and South Korean Air Forces Conduct Fighter Training in Response to North Korean Missile Launches
In addition, the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the South Korean military said that in response to the launch of ICBMs (intercontinental ballistic missiles) by North Korea, the F35A fighter of the South Korean Air Force launched a precision guided missile toward a model of a mobile launch pad for missiles on the 18th. announced that it was trained to fire the
In addition, four F35A fighters of the South Korean Air Force and four F16 fighters of the United States Air Force formed a formation and conducted training.