Japan said it had conducted joint air drills with U. S. supersonic bombers in Japanese skies close to the Korean peninsula on Tuesday as tension in the region escalates amid North Korea’s continued ballistic missile tests. The exercise around Japan’s southern Kyushu island involved two U. S. Air
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan said it had conducted joint air drills with U. S. supersonic bombers in Japanese skies close to the Korean peninsula on Tuesday as tension in the region escalates amid North Korea’s continued ballistic missile tests.
The exercise around Japan’s southern Kyushu island involved two U. S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers and two Japanese F-2 jet fighters, Japan’s Air Self Defence Force (ASDF) said in a news release.
