The United States and South Korea discussed cooperation plans in the field of space operations on the 13th and agreed to share assessments and information regarding North Korea's military reconnaissance satellite launches.
According to the Air Force, Air Force Operations Commander Kim Hyung-soo and U.S. Space Operations Commander David Miller will meet that afternoon at Osan Air Base. This is the first visit of a U.S. Space Operations Commander to South Korea.
The commanders from both sides will share the recognition that military cooperation between North Korea and Russia, as well as North Korea's space threats due to military reconnaissance satellite launches, are increasing, and they plan to discuss cooperation and development in space operations.
They also plan to strengthen their joint operational capabilities through the establishment of a system for sharing detection and analysis information on North Korean ballistic missiles using combined space capabilities, expanding activities in the civilian space sector, and increasing joint space training and exercises.
Based on the experience gained from operating a space integrated team with the U.S. Air Force in 2017, the Air Force has been conducting various joint training exercises with the U.S. Space Force, which was established in 2019, during periods of joint exercises.
The Air Force's Space Operations Brigade and the U.S. Space Forces Korea conducted the Polaris Hammer-KOREA exercise in January, identifying and responding to enemy threats from space.