US, S. Korea, UK Invincible Shield Drills to Take Place in Korea on Nov. 4-10

Trilateral military exercises with participation of servicemen from the United Kingdom, the United States and South Korea are expected to start at the Korean Peninsula on Friday and to last until November 10.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The first drills with participation of the three countries dubbed Invincible Shield were announced in September and were aimed at training in countering Pyongyang in the event of a war on the Korean peninsula.

According to the South Korean Air Force, the servicemen from the three countries will hold the drills at the Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek located south of the country's capital.

South Korean media reported that the United Kingdom would send Eurofighter Typhoon combat jets, Voyager tanker aircraft and C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft to participate in the drills, the United States would be represented by F-16 fighter jets, while the host nation would participate in the drills using the F-15K and KF-16 fighters.