Overview

• Two South Korean F-15K fighters, six US F-16s and two Japanese F-2s carried out combined operations over waters off Jeju Island.
• The exercise marked the first three-way air drill since President Lee Jae Myung took office earlier this month.
• South Korea’s Air Force said it will maintain regular trilateral drills underpinned by a robust US alliance to sustain regional deterrence.
• The June training follows a January exercise that featured two US B-1B bombers and reflects an intensified operational schedule.
• Russia reported that North Korea has pledged to send thousands of military construction workers to the Kursk region, highlighting deepening ties with Moscow.