US, ROK hold ‘defensive’ air drills with Australia featuring over 130 aircraft



News US, ROK hold ‘defensive’ air drills with Australia featuring over 130 aircraft Allies say exercises are unrelated to ‘real-world threats,’ though expert says training is to defend against North Korea Alannah Hill October 30, 2023 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON South Korean F-35A and U.S. F-35B fighter jets take part in the Vigilant Storm joint air drills in Nov. 2022 \| Image: ROK Ministry of National Defense The U.S. and South Korea will hold joint air force drills with Australia this week in what one expert described as regular training to defend against North Korean threats. The air forces of the U.S., ROK and Australia kicked off the “combined flying training event” called Vigilant Defense 24 on Monday, according to the U.S. military and the joint exercises are scheduled to run through Nov. 3. The U.S. and South Korea will hold joint air force drills with Australia this week in what one expert described as regular training to defend against North Korean threats. The air forces of the U.S., ROK and Australia kicked off the “combined flying training event” called Vigilant Defense 24 on Monday, according to the U.S. military and the joint exercises are scheduled to run through Nov. 3. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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US, ROK hold ‘defensive’ air drills with Australia featuring over 130 aircraft

Allies say exercises are unrelated to ‘real-world threats,’ though expert says training is to defend against North Korea

Alannah Hill October 30, 2023

US, ROK hold ‘defensive’ air drills with Australia featuring over 130 aircraft

South Korean F-35A and U.S. F-35B fighter jets take part in the Vigilant Storm joint air drills in Nov. 2022 | Image: ROK Ministry of National Defense

The U.S. and South Korea will hold joint air force drills with Australia this week in what one expert described as regular training to defend against North Korean threats.

The air forces of the U.S., ROK and Australia kicked off the “combined flying training event” called Vigilant Defense 24 on Monday, according to the U.S. military and the joint exercises are scheduled to run through Nov. 3.

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