B-1B Lancer supersonic bombers of the United States Air Force last week managed to take part in bilateral exercises in Japan and South Korea.

What is known

The day before we wrotethat a B-1B Lancer flew over the Korean Peninsula for the fourth time since early 2023. The bombers took off in the company of American F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters and South Korean F-35A Lightning II fighters.

In addition, two B-1B Lancer supersonic strategic aircraft flew over the Sea of ​​Japan on March 19, 2023. Together with them, four American F-16 Fighting Falcons and four Japanese F-15 Eagles took off.

The US Indo-Pacific Command and the Japan Self-Defense Forces were able to successfully conduct bilateral bomber integration exercises. They demonstrated the “durable and deadly” containment options available to the US-Japanese alliance.

Source: Pacific Air Forces