China News Service, February 4th, according to Yonhap News Agency, the South Korean Air Force stated on the 3rd that the fifth-generation stealth fighters such as the Korean Air Force’s F-35A fighter jets, the U.S. Air Force’s F-22 and F-35B fighter jets, and the U.S. F-16CM fighter jets, etc. A joint air exercise was conducted over the waters west of the Korean peninsula.

  The South Korean Air Force stated that the exercise aims to enhance the joint combat execution capability and interoperability of the South Korean and US Air Forces, and at the same time demonstrate the determination and ability of the United States to provide defense assistance to South Korea.

Joint exercises will continue to be carried out in the future.

  After the South Korea-US Defense Ministers' talks, the two countries held their first joint air exercise in 2023 on February 1. South Korean Air Force F-35A fighter jets, U.S. Air Force B-1B strategic bombers, F-22 and F-35B fighter jets participated in the exercise.

  U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said at the meeting that the fifth-generation fighter jets including F-35 and F-22 and the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier battle group "Ronald Reagan" have been dispatched to the Korean Peninsula. More strategic weapons will be dispatched.