South Korea’s defense ministry on Monday confirmed reports that the country’s military had decided to postpone a round of planned maritime live-fire drills due to adverse weather conditions.

Local media outlets on Sunday reported that the exercises — set to involve the ROK Army, Navy, and Air Force and due to take place on Tuesday on the Uljin coast in North Gyeongsang Province — had been temporarily called off.

“The drills this time has been postponed due to bad weather,” Ministry of National Defense (MND) spokesperson Choi Hyun-soo told reporters on Monday, confirming the military had been set to hold