SEOUL: South Korea, Japan, and the United States on Sunday (Nov 3) conducted a joint air drill involving a heavy bomber, Seoul's military said, in response to North Korea's
This handout photo taken and provided on Mar 3, 2023 by the South Korea n Defence Ministry in Seoul shows a US Air Force B-1B bomber flying over South Korea with South Korea n Air Force F-15K and KF-16 fighter jets during a joint air drill in South Korea .
The drill mobilised the US' B-1B bomber, South Korea's F-15K and KF-16 fighter jets, and Japan's F-2 jets, Seoul's military said. During the aerial manoeuvre, South Korea and Japan's jets escorted the US strategic bomber to a designated location south of the Korean peninsula,"demonstrating an overwhelming capability to swiftly and accurately strike simulated targets," it added.
The North's latest ICBM launch is said to have flown higher and further than any previous missile, according to North Korea as well as Seoul and Tokyo's militaries, which tracked it in real-time.
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