South Korea, United States begins their first combined naval exercise near peninsula in five years

South Korea, United States begins their first combined naval exercise near peninsula in five years

• South Korea and the United States began their first combined naval exercise near the peninsula in five years on Monday. The drills come a day after nuclear-armed North Korea conducted another ballistic missile launch, the latest in its record-breaking blitz of weapons tests this year.
• The US Navy’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan, and its carrier strike group, including Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville, Arleigh Burke-class destroyers USS Barry and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold, have participated in the combined naval drills
• The four-day exercise on South Korea’s east coast will involve more than 20 vessels and an assortment of aircraft, which will conduct drills on anti-ship and anti-submarine warfare operations, tactical manoeuvres and other maritime operations.
• The exercise was prepared to demonstrate the strong will of the South Korea-US alliance to respond to North Korean provocations.

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Published date : 27 Sep 2022 04:40PM