South Korea showca­se newly acquir­ed F-35 stealt­h fighte­r jetsA South Korean fighter jet conducted a patrol flight on Tuesday over islands at the center of a bitter dispute with Japan, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said at an event marking the founding of the South Korean military. On Friday, South Korean government officials had protested against Tokyo’s annual defense review which made a reference to Japan owning the islands. North and South Korea to field joint teams at Asian GamesIn July, a Russian military aircraft twice violated airspace over the disputed islands and drew hundreds of warning shots from South Korean jets, South Korean officials said, during what Russia said was a long-range joint air patrol with China. Japan, which said it also scrambled fighter aircraft at the time, lodged a complaint with both South Korea and Russia over the incident. The islands had 28 South Korean residents as of Tuesday, according to South Korean police.

Source: The Express Tribune October 01, 2019 04:41 UTC