The deployment of the real-time missile warning data sharing system aims to better detect and assess North Korea's ballistic missile launches, Yonhap reported, citing a press release from the South Korean Defense Ministry .
The new decision was made during a meeting on the occasion of US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's visit to Seoul for annual bilateral security talks with South Korean Defense Minister Shin Won-sik, scheduled for tomorrow, November 13. Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara participated in the trilateral meeting on November 12 via video link.
An intercontinental ballistic missile launch in North Korea
"The three ministers assessed that their preparations for a real-time sharing mechanism to enhance their capabilities to detect and assess North Korean missiles are now in the final stages. They agreed to officially activate the mechanism in December," the South Korean Defense Ministry said in a press release.
The defense ministers of the three countries also agreed to draw up plans for trilateral exercises later this year to conduct joint training “in a more systematic and effective manner,” starting in January 2024. “They also agreed to continuously expand trilateral training to various fields in the future,” the statement said.
The agreement comes as the US and its two Asian allies are working to strengthen trilateral security cooperation as long-strained relations between South Korea and Japan have warmed significantly, according to Yonhap. Last month, the three countries conducted their first joint air exercise and a maritime interdiction exercise near the Korean Peninsula.
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