TOKYO, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- The Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) said Wednesday it will offer refueling support to South Korean military planes for the first time, as an aerobatic team will make stopovers at a base in Okinawa in the coming weeks, local media reported.
According to the ASDF, the planes to be accommodated at the ASDF's Naha base in Okinawa Prefecture belong to the South Korean air force's aerobatic team, the Black Eagles, which will transit in Naha on Jan. 28 en route to Saudi Arabia for an international defense exhibition, Kyodo News reported.
Another refueling assistance in Naha is planned when the Black Eagles team heads back to South Korea in late February, the report said. ■