The armed forces of South Korea and the United States jointly conducted the '1st South Korea-U.S. Space Threat Response Tabletop Exercise (TTX)' on the 2nd. This is the first time an exercise responding to space threats has been carried out.
According to the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), more than 40 experts, including personnel from the JCS, each military branch, the U.S. Space Force, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Korea Aerospace Research Institute, and the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, participated in the exercise held on the 1st. The Defense Science Research Institute and the U.S. Forces Korea also attended in an observational capacity.
Last November, during the 23rd Defense Space Policy Working Group meeting held in Washington, the U.S. and South Korea agreed on the need for a joint response to potential space threats on the Korean Peninsula and decided to conduct a 'South Korea-U.S. joint space threat response exercise.'
This exercise was conducted with the assumption of enemy GPS signal interference and threats to satellites. Participants reviewed recent occurrences to identify operational and diplomatic elements necessary for establishing command and control systems during space operations and engaged in discussions to enhance response capabilities.
The head of the military space division of the JCS stated, 'Through regular exercises, we will strive to enhance the interoperability of the South Korean and U.S. armed forces to advance space capabilities.'