South Korea, US, Japan hold first trilateral aerial exercise

The South Korean, US and Japanese militaries conducted their first-ever trilateral aerial exercise on Sunday in response to evolving North Korean nuclear threats, South Korea's air force said.

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The training held near the Korean Peninsula was to implement the three countries' earlier agreement to increase defence cooperation and boost their joint response capabilities against North Korean threats, the air force said in a statement. The drill involved a nuclear-capable B-52 bomber from the US and fighter jets from South Korea and Japan, the statement said.