Joint Air Exercise with South Korea and Japan

• South Korea, Japan, and the U.S. conducted a joint air drill involving a heavy bomber in response to North Korea’s long-range missile test.
• The drill involved the U.S.’s B-1B bomber, South Korea’s F-15K and KF-16 fighter jets, and Japan’s F-2 jets.
• The B-1B Lancer, a supersonic heavy bomber, can carry 34,000 kg of munitions.