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South Korea, US conduct joint air drills

<p>South Korea held a joint aerial exercise with Japan and the United States on Sunday (October 22) said South Korean military. The air drill has marked first such collaboration between the three countries. The drill was aimed at expanding the countries' response capabilities against threat posed by North Korea, said South Korean air force in a statement.</p>

<p>The drill involved a US B-52 bomber along with fighter jets of the three countries.</p>

<p>The US bomber landed at South Korean airbase on Tuesday following a flyover at country's largest defence exhibition. B-52 bombers fly at sub-sonic speed but can travel more than 8800 miles without any need of refuelling. The bomber can reach an altitude of 50,000 feet.</p>

<p>The South Korean Air Force said that the trilateral exercise took place south of the Korean peninsula where South Korea and Japan's Air Defence Identification Zones overlap.&nbsp;</p>

<p>North Korea considers all such exercises as rehearsals for an invasion against it and repeatedly warns of "overwhelming" action in response.</p>

<p><strong>Watch | South Korea's military technology on display, KF-21 Boramae fighter jet makes its debut.</strong></p>

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<p>North Korea baulks at Washington's deployment of long-range military assets and in 2017 threatened to "shoot down" US strategic bombers even outside North Korean airspace.</p>

<p>The B-52 bomber's arrival came on the heels of a port call by USA's nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan. This elicited angry reactions from Pyongyang.</p>

<p>The bomber also landed ahead of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's two-day visit to Pyongyang, as the UN-sanctioned neighbours and historic allies tighten ties.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Leaders of Japan, South Korea and the United States agreed to carry out annual, multi-domain, trilateral exercises earlier this year. At the Camp David summit in August, the three countries also agreed to set up a hotline for crisis communication.</p>

<p>The aerial drills are the latest effort by the US and its allies in Asia to firm up ties in the face of tensions with North Korea and rising Chinese influence in the region.</p>

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<p>Sunday also saw a joint anti-submarine exercise called Silent Shark, said South Korean navy.</p>

<p>It is believed that Russia is interested in buying North Korean ammunition. North Korea wants Russia help to develop its missile programme which often draws flak from the West, particularly the US.</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>

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South Korea held a joint aerial exercise with Japan and the United States on Sunday (October 22) said South Korean military. The air drill has marked first such collaboration between the three countries.

South Korea held a joint aerial exercise with Japan and the United States on Sunday (October 22) said South Korean military. The air drill has marked first such collaboration between the three countries. The drill was aimed at expanding the countries' response capabilities against threat posed by North Korea, said South Korean air force in a statement. The drill involved a US B-52 bomber along with fighter jets of the three countries. The US bomber landed at South Korean airbase on Tuesday following a flyover at country's largest defence exhibition. B-52 bombers fly at sub-sonic speed but can travel more than 8800 miles without any need of refuelling. The bomber can reach an altitude of 50,000 feet. The South Korean Air Force said that the trilateral exercise took place south of the Korean peninsula where South Korea and Japan's Air Defence Identification Zones overlap. North Korea considers all such exercises as rehearsals for an invasion against it and repeatedly warns of "overwhelming" action in response. Watch | South Korea's military technology on display, KF-21 Boramae fighter jet makes its debut. × North Korea baulks at Washington's deployment of long-range military assets and in 2017 threatened to "shoot down" US strategic bombers even outside North Korean airspace. The B-52 bomber's arrival came on the heels of a port call by USA's nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan. This elicited angry reactions from Pyongyang. The bomber also landed ahead of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's two-day visit to Pyongyang, as the UN-sanctioned neighbours and historic allies tighten ties. Leaders of Japan, South Korea and the United States agreed to carry out annual, multi-domain, trilateral exercises earlier this year. At the Camp David summit in August, the three countries also agreed to set up a hotline for crisis communication. The aerial drills are the latest effort by the US and its allies in Asia to firm up ties in the face of tensions with North Korea and rising Chinese influence in the region. Also Read | North Korea slams US aircraft carrier visit to South Korean port, calls it 'undisguised provocation' Sunday also saw a joint anti-submarine exercise called Silent Shark, said South Korean navy. It is believed that Russia is interested in buying North Korean ammunition. North Korea wants Russia help to develop its missile programme which often draws flak from the West, particularly the US. (With inputs from agencies) You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here. WATCH WION LIVE HERE ×

South Korea holds air drills with Japan and US in first such collaboration

<p>Air forces of the United States and South Korea on Sunday (March 19) conducted a combined air drill led by B-1B bombers. This drill was part of the ongoing joint drills dubbed "Freedom Shield 23."</p>

<p>A video by South Korea's defence ministry showed two bombers flying in with South Korean F-35A jets and American F-16.</p>

<p>In addition to this,&nbsp;US soldiers conducted an air assault exercise as a part of ongoing joint drills with South Korean soldiers.</p>

<p>At the Rodriguez Live Complex in Pocheon, north of Seoul, less than 30 km (19 miles) from the heavily fortified border with North Korea, military helicopters transported a M777 Howitzer used in air assault training.</p>

<p>As US-South Korea exercise&nbsp;went on, North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile towards the sea off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula.</p>

<p>A South Korean military statement said that the missile flew some 800 km&nbsp;before hitting a target.</p>

<p>The North on Thursday (March 16) fired a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) into the sea between the Korean peninsula and Japan, hours before South Korea's president flew to Tokyo for a summit that discussed ways to counter the North.</p>

<p>Pyongyang said Thursday's launch of its ICBM was a warning against ongoing US-South Korea military drills, state media KCNA reported.</p>

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<p>North Korea has carried out unprecedented numbers of missile tests in the past one year. The nuclear-armed nation has drawn international condemnation, particularly&nbsp;from the US.</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>

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Air forces of the United States and South Korea on Sunday (March 19) conducted a combined air drill led by B-1B bombers. This drill was part of the ongoing joint drills dubbed "Freedom Shield 23.

Air forces of the United States and South Korea on Sunday (March 19) conducted a combined air drill led by B-1B bombers. This drill was part of the ongoing joint drills dubbed "Freedom Shield 23." A video by South Korea's defence ministry showed two bombers flying in with South Korean F-35A jets and American F-16. In addition to this, US soldiers conducted an air assault exercise as a part of ongoing joint drills with South Korean soldiers. At the Rodriguez Live Complex in Pocheon, north of Seoul, less than 30 km (19 miles) from the heavily fortified border with North Korea, military helicopters transported a M777 Howitzer used in air assault training. As US-South Korea exercise went on, North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile towards the sea off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula. A South Korean military statement said that the missile flew some 800 km before hitting a target. The North on Thursday (March 16) fired a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) into the sea between the Korean peninsula and Japan, hours before South Korea's president flew to Tokyo for a summit that discussed ways to counter the North. Pyongyang said Thursday's launch of its ICBM was a warning against ongoing US-South Korea military drills, state media KCNA reported. Also Read | North Korea says 800,000 youths volunteered to join army to fight ‘US imperialists’ North Korea has carried out unprecedented numbers of missile tests in the past one year. The nuclear-armed nation has drawn international condemnation, particularly from the US. (With inputs from agencies) You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here. WATCH WION LIVE HERE ×

US, South Korea conduct joint air drills with fighter jets, bombers

<p>South Korea&nbsp;said on Thursday that it had staged joint air drills with the United States that also featured strategic bombers and stealth fighters. North Korea responded by saying&nbsp;that such exercises could "ignite an all-out showdown".&nbsp;The joint air drills&nbsp;came a day after the US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and his South Korean counterpart promised&nbsp;to boost security cooperation in the wake of military posturing by nuclear-armed North Korea.</p>

<p>The drills on Wednesday showed "the US's will and capabilities to provide strong and credible extended deterrence against North Korea's nuclear and missile threats," the South Korean defence ministry said.</p>

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<p>The drills&nbsp;involved American B-1B long-range heavy bombers and stealth fighters -- US Air Force F-22s and South Korean F-35s -- flying over the Yellow Sea, the ministry added.</p>

<p>A North Korean foreign ministry spokesman warned that the exercises could "ignite an all-out showdown", the state news agency KCNA reported.</p>

<p>Seoul and Washington's moves to ramp up joint drills crossed "an extreme red-line", it added.</p>

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<p>South Korea expects to assert its cautionary dependence on America's defence commitment. This is crucial&nbsp;after a year in which North Korea declared itself an "irreversible" nuclear power and conducted a weapons test almost every month in defiance of international sanctions.</p>

<p>Austin and South Korean Defence Minister Lee Jong-sup agreed this week to "expand and bolster the level and scale" of joint military exercises in light of "continued provocations" from Pyongyang, including a recent drone incursion into the South.</p>

<p><strong>'Nuke for nuke'</strong></p>

<p>Bolstering US-South Korean military drills and deploying strategic weapons to the region was akin to "talking about the use of nuclear weapons against the DPRK", the North Korean statement on KCNA said, using the country's official name.</p>

<p>It warned that North Korea would follow the "principle of 'nuke for nuke' and an all-out confrontation!'"</p>

<p>"The DPRK is not interested in any contact or dialogue with the U.S. as long as it pursues its hostile policy and confrontational line," it added.</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>

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South Korea said on Thursday that it had staged joint air drills with the United States that also featured strategic bombers and stealth fighters. North Korea responded by saying that such exercises could "ignite an all-out showdown".

South Korea said on Thursday that it had staged joint air drills with the United States that also featured strategic bombers and stealth fighters. North Korea responded by saying that such exercises could "ignite an all-out showdown". The joint air drills came a day after the US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and his South Korean counterpart promised to boost security cooperation in the wake of military posturing by nuclear-armed North Korea. The drills on Wednesday showed "the US's will and capabilities to provide strong and credible extended deterrence against North Korea's nuclear and missile threats," the South Korean defence ministry said. ALSO READ | Kim says North Korea will have world's strongest nuclear force, makes second appearance with daughter The drills involved American B-1B long-range heavy bombers and stealth fighters -- US Air Force F-22s and South Korean F-35s -- flying over the Yellow Sea, the ministry added. A North Korean foreign ministry spokesman warned that the exercises could "ignite an all-out showdown", the state news agency KCNA reported. Seoul and Washington's moves to ramp up joint drills crossed "an extreme red-line", it added. ALSO WATCH | Gravitas: South Korea retaliates after Kim's 'air invasion' × South Korea expects to assert its cautionary dependence on America's defence commitment. This is crucial after a year in which North Korea declared itself an "irreversible" nuclear power and conducted a weapons test almost every month in defiance of international sanctions. Austin and South Korean Defence Minister Lee Jong-sup agreed this week to "expand and bolster the level and scale" of joint military exercises in light of "continued provocations" from Pyongyang, including a recent drone incursion into the South. 'Nuke for nuke' Bolstering US-South Korean military drills and deploying strategic weapons to the region was akin to "talking about the use of nuclear weapons against the DPRK", the North Korean statement on KCNA said, using the country's official name. It warned that North Korea would follow the "principle of 'nuke for nuke' and an all-out confrontation!'" "The DPRK is not interested in any contact or dialogue with the U.S. as long as it pursues its hostile policy and confrontational line," it added. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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