U.S. To deploy B-1B strategic bomber to U.S.-South Korea drill Saturday -Yonhap

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Air Force Rockwell B-1B Lancer bomber flies over Vilnius, Lithuania March 3, 2021. Ieva Budzekaite/Lithuanian Ministry of Defence/Handout via REUTERS

SEOUL (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force plans to deploy B-1B strategic bombers in U.S.-South Korea military exercises on Saturday, Yonhap News reported, after North Korea fired a barrage of weapons tests in recent days to protest allied military drills.

Seoul and Washington have been holding "Vigilant Storm" air drills since Monday, which were extended by a day to Saturday in response to what the allies call continued provocations by North Korea.