According to Yonhap News Agency, the South Korean Navy said on the 11th that the South Korean and US navies conducted joint maritime exercises in the eastern waters from the 8th to the 11th of this month.
According to reports, the South Korean Navy dispatched more than 10 ships and more than 10 aircraft to participate in the exercise, including the USS Yulgok Yi I (DDG, 7,600 tons) and submarines, P-3 maritime patrol aircraft, AW-159 maritime combat helicopters, FA-50 and KF-16 fighters, etc. The US Navy dispatched the USS William Lawrence (DDG) destroyer and P-8 maritime patrol aircraft to participate in the exercise.
It is reported that during the joint exercise, the South Korean and US militaries assumed that the enemy launched provocations simultaneously on land, sea and air, and practiced the procedures of joint combat power to eliminate the enemy in a timely manner. The two militaries conducted maritime counter-special operations exercises (MCSOF), anti-submarine exercises, and anti-drone exercises.
