South Korea, the US and Japan conducted their first trilateral multi-domain exercise.
South Korea, the United States and Japan concluded their three-day exercise named ‘Freedom Edge’. It was their first trilateral, multi-domain military exercise.
It was held in the international waters of South Korea on the island of Jeju.
The defence chiefs of the three nations had agreed to conduct the exercise earlier in June.
The US Navy’s USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier, the South Korea’s ROKS Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong destroyer, and Japan’s JS Ise helicopter destroyer participated in the exercise.
This exercise was held across multiple domains, including air, maritime, underwater and cyber.