The US, South Korea, and Japan held a trilateral missile protection train within the worldwide waters of the East Sea on Sunday days after North Korea launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) final week.
The train adopted the reinforcement of safety coordination between the three international locations amid Pyongyang’s continued saber-rattling this yr, highlighted by the firing of a Hwasong-18 solid-fuel ICBM final Wednesday, Seoul-based Yonhap News reported on Sunday.
The train featured three Aegis-equipped destroyers — the South’s ROKS Yulgok Yi I, the U.S. USS John Finn and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s JS Maya, in keeping with the South Korean navy.
The newest train marked the fourth one underneath the administration of President Yoon Suk Yeol. The three international locations final held a three-way missile protection train in April.
South Korea and the US, in a present of power towards the North’s ICBM launch, additionally staged mixed air drills Thursday, involving a U.S. B-52H strategic bomber.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
