U.S., South Korea to hold joint air force drill in early December


  • World
  • Friday, 24 Nov 2017

SEOUL (Reuters) - The air forces of the United States and South Korea are scheduled to hold a regular joint drill early next month, deploying six F-22 Raptor stealth fighters in the exercise, a South Korean defence ministry official said on Friday.

The drill called "Vigilant Ace" will be held from Dec. 4-8, the official told Reuters. According to South Korea's Yonhap news agency, it will be the biggest number of F-22 fighter jets to participate in a single drill to date.

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