King Jeongjo the Nice destroyer / Courtesy of HD Hyundai Heavy Industries
The Navy has launched a brand new fleet command that can function a number of destroyers, together with these geared up with Aegis fight methods, in efforts to higher reply to North Korea’s army threats at sea, officers stated Sunday.
„The Republic of Korea Navy Activity Fleet Command, a core unit of the maritime three-axis system towards North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats, which additionally protects the nation’s maritime transportation routes, was launched as of Feb. 1,“ the Navy stated in a launch.
The maritime three-axis system refers back to the maritime model of the army’s three-pronged deterrence construction comprising the Kill Chain preemptive strike platform, the Korea Large Punishment and Retaliation system and the Korea Air and Missile Protection.
Within the occasion of a contingency, the command will ship key destroyers to seas close to the Northern Restrict Line, the de facto inter-Korean maritime border, and detect and intercept North Korean missiles whereas conducting precision strikes on core targets, in line with the Navy.
The brand new command operates 10 destroyers and 4 auxiliary ships, together with the brand new 8,200-ton Jeongjo the Nice destroyer geared up with radar-evading features and the most recent Aegis fight system, in line with the Navy.
Ships constructed underneath South Korea’s next-generation destroyer challenge, known as KDDX, will even be assigned to the brand new command upon completion, it added. (Yonhap)
