(Morning News) The US and South Korea Navy and the Japanese Maritime Self -Defense Force will carry out anti -submarine performances against North Korea on Friday (September 30) on Friday (September 30), which is more than 150 kilometers away from the East China Sea Sea. This is this exercise.Restart in five years.
Yonhap News Agency quoted the Korean Navy news reports that the US nuclear submarine "Annapolis" (SSN-760, 6000 tons) will play the Korean submarine equipped with a submarine ball missile (SLBM) in the joint performanceParticipating in the three parties will explore and pursue it, and at the same time interchange related information and confirm interoperability.Participating in this co-starred offshore equipment includes the "DDH-II, 4400-ton level) of the" Culture and Big Kingdom "of the Korean Army, and the" Ronald Reagan "nuclear power carrier (CVN-76, 103,000 tons) The leading aircraft carrier battle group, the Japanese Maritime Self -Defense Force "Asahi" destroyer (5,100 tons).
The United States, South Korea, and Japan performed the first anti -submarine "intermediate waters" in South Korea and Japan south of Jeju Road on April 3, 2017.It is worth noting that South Korea and Japan have different views on the purpose of this joint performance.South Korea pointed out that with the continuous provocations of North Korea's nuclear guidance, the three will strengthen the power of the North Korean lament and ballistic missiles through joint performances.Japan said that the joint performance will deepen the cooperation between Japan and the South Korean Navy, while achieving free and open Indo -Pacific region.
It is also speculated that South Korea's negotiations on restoring the restoration of the Korean and Japanese Military Intelligence Protection Protection Agreement (GSOMIA) may be accelerated after the joint performance.
