South Korean Navy conducts live-fire drills

(Baonghean.vn)- On September 5, the South Korean Navy announced that the country had conducted a large-scale live-fire exercise in the Sea of ​​Japan, to demonstrate its determination to respond to North Korea's provocative actions.

Among the assets mobilized are the 2,500-ton Gangwon frigate, a 1,000-ton patrol vessel, 400-ton guided-missile warships and 130-ton high-speed boats.

Special forces participate in exercises in Seoul. Photo: Reuters

“If the enemy carries out provocative actions at sea or underwater, we will immediately respond by burying them under the sea,” General Choi Young-chan, commander of the 13th Naval Strike Group, stressed.

The South Korean Navy also plans to hold a four-day strike group training exercise starting on September 6 in waters south of South Korea. The exercise will involve more than 10 vessels, including the 2,500-ton Chungbuk frigate and submarine, as well as P-3C Orion maritime surveillance aircraft and Lynx multi-role aircraft. F-15K fighters and a CN-235 transport aircraft of the South Korean Air Force will also participate in the training.

South Korean soldiers patrol near the demilitarized zone (DMZ). Photo: AP

On September 3, North Korea continued to raise concerns in the international community when it conducted its sixth nuclear test, which it said could be upgraded to a long-range missile. Late on September 4, US President Donald Trump and his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in agreed in a phone call to remove the limit on the amount of explosives that can be placed on South Korean missiles, which was set at 500 kg under a 2001 bilateral agreement. The US president said he was ready to approve the deal to "buy billions of dollars in weapons and military equipment between the two countries"./.

Lan Ha

(According to AFP)