June 5 (EUROPA PRESS) –
South Korean authorities reported this Wednesday that a B-1B bomber from the United States Army has joined for the first time in seven years a series of joint military maneuvers in which the South Korean Armed Forces simulate carrying out a bombing.
The measure comes at a time of growing tension between Seoul and Pyongyang, which continues to carry out ballistic tests, has also launched balloons with debris and has been interfering with South Korea’s GPS signals, according to the Ministry of Defense in a statement. release.
Now, during military maneuvers, the American bomber has simulated the launch of direct ammunition against unspecified targets while being escorted by F-15K fighters of the South Korean Air Force. The last time the B-1Bs participated in these drills was in 2017.
“With the coordination between South Korea and the United States, these maneuvers seek to promote containment and improve Seoul’s defense capacity in the area,” the Ministry specified in a statement. The United States has pledged on several occasions to use “all of its capabilities, including nuclear weapons, to defend its ally.
This is the second round of coordinated air maneuvers launched by the allies so far this year, according to South Korean authorities.
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