S. Korea, U.S., Japan practice detecting, intercepting ballistic missiles in/CHH News24

South Korea, the United States and Japan have conducted a combined maritime drill in which they practiced taking down incoming missiles from North Korea.
Our Defense Correspondent Oh Soo-young is live at the nation's Ministry of National Defense to fill us in.

1. Hi Sooyoung --the joint training finished just a few hours ago, right? What did it involve?
Hi Jungmin, you're right, the combined exercise between Seoul, Washington and Tokyo finished at around 2 PM on Wednesday, after a five-hour run.
It took place in the East Sea, involving the three countries’ Aegis-equipped guided-missile warships: South Korea’s largest destroyer Sejong the Great, the USS Barry and Japan’s Atago destroyer.
Based on a computer simulation, the allies practiced information-sharing to increase their ability to detect, track and intercept incoming ballistic missiles.
A joint chiefs of staff official told us South Korean and Japanese forces practiced missile detection and information sharing, while the U.S. warship intercepted the projectile.

"South Korea, the U.S and Japan have strengthened our security cooperation and response system through this maritime missile defense training."/CHH News24