The United States and South Korea conducted joint exercises in response to the missile launch of the DPRK

"Ryongap" refers, with reference to the South Korean Air Force, that the fighters and bombers of the United States and South Korea conducted joint exercises in connection with the next missile launch of the DPRK.

"RT" specifies that the exercises involved US strategic bombers B-1B from the base on the island of Guam, F-35B fighters based in Japan, as well as South Korean fighters F-15K. In addition, a military transport aircraft KC-135 Stratotanker was mobilized.

According to the agency "Ryonghap", maneuvers were conducted in the province of Gangwon.

Earlier it became known that the US could place "strategic" defensive assets in South Korea.

As previously reported, on August 29, North Korea conducted another launch of a ballistic missile that passed over the territory of Japan.