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The USA, Japan and South Korea will hold large-scale exercises

Nov 13, 2024

The United States, Japan, and South Korea will conduct large-scale military exercises Freedom Edge. The countries will involve military aircraft and ships in the exercises.

This is reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to Yonhap.

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The Joint Chiefs of Staff of South Korea said that on Wednesday, November 13, a three-day exercise will begin as part of strengthening cooperation through deepening the DPRK's cooperation with Russia.

The exercise will take place in international waters south of the South Korean resort island of Jeju. This is the second such exercise. The first took place four months ago.

The second round of Freedom Edge will involve various warships and aircraft, including the US aircraft carrier George Washington, the South Korean destroyer ROKS Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong and the Japanese destroyer JS Haguro.

The exercises will cover a number of areas, including air defense, missile defense, anti-submarine warfare, maritime interdiction, and defense cyber training.

Author - Dmitriy Levchenko, 13/11/2024

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