U.S., S. Korea Begin Large Aerial Drill; Exercise Opposed By N. Korea, China, Russia

South Korea and the U.S. have just begun large-scale joint aerial drills in the Korean peninsula, reports CNN.

The annual drills, called Vigilante Ace, began on Monday and will continue until Friday, noted the Daily Telegraph (U.K.) – which reported that both China and Russia had called for the drills to be cancelled.

Among the 230 aircraft taking part are six F-22 Raptors, along with an unspecified number of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, said a spokesman from the U.S. Air...