South Korean fighter jets patrol over disputed islands by Japan

On October 1, South Korean fighter jets reportedly conducted a patrol flight over disputed islets called Dokdo in Korea and Takeshima in Japan. islands have been centre of a bitter dispute between Japan and South Korea. South Koran President Moon Jae-in, while reportedly dressing military claimed that F-15K is most powerful fighter-bomber in rast Asia and has returned from completing a patrol mission from Dokdo, without any problems. He furr claimed that challenges country faced will be entirely different from those of past.

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F-35 missiles

President Moon Jae-in reportedly also reviewed military planes including an F-35, missiles and artillery systems that were displayed on ground at start of ceremony at an airbase in souastern South Korea. Moon also reportedly said he felt secure about might of South Korean military armed with new equipment such as F-35As that was disclosed for first time. He furr said that South Koreans would also be very proud of military capacity. Seoul purportedly has eight F-35 jets in its fleet and it expects 40 of aircraft to be delivered by 2021. According to reports from May 2019, price tag for an F-35 jet sold to US Air Force is approximately $80million each, and  F-15K jets from US-based Boeing cost more than $100m a piece in 2006. 

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Disagreements

South Korea and Japan have been reportedly in disagreements over compensation for forced laborers during Japan’s 1910-1945 occupation of Korea. In recent times, Japan h tightened its curbs on exports of hi-tech materials vital to South Korea's chip and display industries since n both countries have removed each or from fast-track tre status. South Korean government has also reportedly protested against Tokyo's annual defence review, which apparently me a reference to Japan owning islands. After which South Korea's foreign minister supposedly summoned a military official at Japanese embassy in Seoul to demand an immediate retraction.    

(With inputs from ncies)

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