US, S. Korea and Japan hold drill to counter Kim’s mssiles

Members of US Special Operations Command Korea and South Korea's Army Special Warfare Command take part in a joint maritime infiltration training as part of the Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise, at a shore in Yangyang, northern South Korea, on Aug 28, 2023. - AP

SEOUL (Bloomberg): The US, Japan and South Korea held a joint military drill to practise hunting for missiles from the likes of North Korea in their first such exercise since the leaders of the three nations pledged to improve security cooperation.

Destroyers equipped with the Aegis system to track and shoot down missiles were used in the drills Tuesday (Aug 29) south of South Korea’s Jeju Island, South Korea’s military said. The exercises were focused on detecting and monitoring projectiles, and then sharing information about hypothetical North Korean ballistic missile launches.