The defense ministers of South Korea, the United States, and Japan have agreed to initiate a trilateral exercise named "Freedom Edge" starting this summer. The decision was made during a meeting at the annual Shangri-La Dialogue defense summit in Singapore. This exercise will encompass activities in the air, surface, underwater, and, for the first time, in cyberspace, marking a significant multidomain collaboration between the three countries. The South Korean Defense Minister, Shin Won-sik, confirmed that the exercise is scheduled for this summer, with further details still being finalized. The ministers also discussed plans to institutionalize their security cooperation and agreed to establish a framework for information-sharing, defense exchange cooperation, and senior-level policy consultations by the end of the year. Additionally, they decided to take turns hosting trilateral ministerial meetings, chiefs of defense meetings, and defense trilateral talks starting this year. In response to North Korean missile threats, they also committed to developing standard operating procedures for sharing real-time warning data. During the Shangri-La Dialogue defense summit in Singapore, the defense ministers of South Korea, the United States, and Japan reached an agreement to launch a trilateral exercise called "Freedom Edge" this summer. This exercise, which includes activities in multiple domains, represents a significant step in the three countries' security cooperation efforts. The ministers also discussed plans to formalize their cooperation by developing a framework for information-sharing, defense exchange cooperation, and senior-level policy consultations by the end of the year. In addition, they agreed to take turns hosting trilateral ministerial meetings, chiefs of defense meetings, and defense trilateral talks, starting from this year. They are also working on creating standard operating procedures for sharing real-time warning data to address North Korean missile threats.