SEOUL, Jan 23 (Reuters) - U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for policy Elbridge Colby will visit South Korea from Sunday to Tuesday and discuss military alliance issues before travelling on to Japan, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported on Friday.

The ASDF said the refueling mission will involve a South Korean aerobatic team known as the Black Eagles, which will briefly arrive at the Naha Air

Japan's defense ministry says multiple projectiles have been launched from North Korea. Officials say the objects were likely ballistic missiles, and appear to have already fallen outside Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone.

The two countries are also planning a meeting between their defence ministers by the end of January. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Japanese Air Self-Defense Force 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.

South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back has thanked Japan for helping a South Korean military aircraft that ran into trouble. The C-130 transport plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Okinawa Prefecture.