SEOUL: South Korea, Japan and the United States carried out a joint air drill involving a heavy bomber on Sunday (Nov 3), Seoul’s navy mentioned, in response to South Korea’s newest long-range missile take a look at North.
The train occurred three days after Pyongyang launched certainly one of its strongest and superior solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), which specialists say might attain targets within the continental United States.
The train mobilized the United States’ B-1B bomber, South Korea’s F-15K and KF-16 fighter jets and Japan’s F-2 planes, Seoul’s navy mentioned.
“The train demonstrates the ROK-US alliance’s dedication to expanded and built-in deterrence in response to advancing nuclear and missile threats from North Korea,” South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff mentioned in a press launch.
During the aerial maneuver, jets from South Korea and Japan escorted the US strategic bomber to a delegated location south of the Korean Peninsula, “demonstrating an amazing potential to shortly and precisely strike simulated targets,” he added.
The B-1B Lancer is a supersonic heavy bomber identified for its high-speed efficiency with a payload of 34,000 kg of munitions, together with typical and precision-guided weapons.
