US, Japan, and South Korea to deploy missile warning data sharing mechanism
(VOVWORLD) - The defense chiefs of South Korea, the US, and Japan agreed on Sunday to begin sharing real-time missile-warning data next month to better detect and assess North Korea’s ballistic missile launches.
 People in Seoul (South Korea) watch a North Korean ballistic missile launch on TV. (Photo: AFP/VNA)
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The agreement was reached during US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s visit to Seoul for annual security talks with South Korean defense chief Shin Won-sik. Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara joined the meeting online.
Following their discussion, the three said the data-sharing mechanism is now in the final stages of testing and will be fully operational by the end of December, according to a Pentagon statement.
The three officials also agreed to create a multiyear joint training plan.