The South Korean military said Tuesday it has carried out a firing drill in the East Sea to boost joint capabilities against North Korea's possible maritime provocations.

The firing drill staged jointly on Monday in the East Sea by the 8th Army Corps, the 1st Fleet Command, and the 8th Fighter Wing was conducted based upon a scenario in which the three branches of the service detected and attacked an enemy's provocation at sea, the Army said in a statement.

The drill involved K-9 self-propelled howitzers, 130-millimeter multi-rocket launchers, unmanned aerial vehicles, convoys, guided-missile patrol gunboats and KA-1 light attack planes, the statement said.

"The focus of the drill was to master our joint readiness posture against maritime targets by enemies in a swift and precise manner," it said, adding that the military plans to stage additional exercises and events in June. (Yonhap)