Defense Ministry releases photos of Japanese warplane to back up its claim
- 5 years ago
국방부, 일본 초계기 근접위협비행 사진 공개
Seoul's Defense Ministry released proof of a Japanese warplane flying at a low-altitude near a South Korean vessel on Wednesday.
Five photographs back up the claim that the maritime patrol aircraft was approaching the warship in a "threatening" manner.
Kan Hyeong-woo has our top story.
On Thursday, Seoul's Ministry of National Defense released five photographs taken from the Navy destroyer Daejoyeong to back up its claim that a Japanese maritime patrol aircraft flew near the ship at a low altitude.
Two pictures taken from the ship's thermal observation camera and one taken by the ship's camcoder show the Japanese warplane approaching. The other two photos are of radar data indicating that the Japanese plane was flying at an altitude of just 200 feet,... or about 60 meters.
A day earlier, the defense ministry called the flight a "provocative" act.
The Daejoyeong was on a regular mission Wednesday near Korea's southernmost island of Ieodo... when the Japanese plane came as close as 540 meters.
The Navy vessel sent multiple messages to the plane,... saying it was flying in a threatening manner and asking that it change course.
"The fact that Japan has conducted another aggressive, low-altitude flight despite South Korea's clear requests that it prevent this from happening again... is an unambiguous provocation against a ship belonging to a military partner. Thus we cannot help but question Japan's intentions,... and we strongly condemn Japan's actions. Should this happen again, we will respond in line with our military's code of conduct."
Hours later,... Seoul's Defense Ministry called in the Japanese military attache and lodged a strong protest.
According to the South Korean military, Wednesday's low-altitude flyby was the third one just this month.
The other two happened on the 18th and the 22nd.
But Tokyo denies Seoul's claims,... saying the plane was on a regular mission -- that it was not flying in a threatening way and that it was not at the low altitude South Korea claims.
The latest incident has stoked the already rising tensions between the two countries.
Only about a month ago, a dispute erupted over claims by Japan that another South Korean ship used its targeting radar on a Japanese plane while on a mission to rescue a North Korean boat, something Seoul says there is no evidence for.
Kan Hyeong-woo, Arirang News.
Seoul's Defense Ministry released proof of a Japanese warplane flying at a low-altitude near a South Korean vessel on Wednesday.
Five photographs back up the claim that the maritime patrol aircraft was approaching the warship in a "threatening" manner.
Kan Hyeong-woo has our top story.
On Thursday, Seoul's Ministry of National Defense released five photographs taken from the Navy destroyer Daejoyeong to back up its claim that a Japanese maritime patrol aircraft flew near the ship at a low altitude.
Two pictures taken from the ship's thermal observation camera and one taken by the ship's camcoder show the Japanese warplane approaching. The other two photos are of radar data indicating that the Japanese plane was flying at an altitude of just 200 feet,... or about 60 meters.
A day earlier, the defense ministry called the flight a "provocative" act.
The Daejoyeong was on a regular mission Wednesday near Korea's southernmost island of Ieodo... when the Japanese plane came as close as 540 meters.
The Navy vessel sent multiple messages to the plane,... saying it was flying in a threatening manner and asking that it change course.
"The fact that Japan has conducted another aggressive, low-altitude flight despite South Korea's clear requests that it prevent this from happening again... is an unambiguous provocation against a ship belonging to a military partner. Thus we cannot help but question Japan's intentions,... and we strongly condemn Japan's actions. Should this happen again, we will respond in line with our military's code of conduct."
Hours later,... Seoul's Defense Ministry called in the Japanese military attache and lodged a strong protest.
According to the South Korean military, Wednesday's low-altitude flyby was the third one just this month.
The other two happened on the 18th and the 22nd.
But Tokyo denies Seoul's claims,... saying the plane was on a regular mission -- that it was not flying in a threatening way and that it was not at the low altitude South Korea claims.
The latest incident has stoked the already rising tensions between the two countries.
Only about a month ago, a dispute erupted over claims by Japan that another South Korean ship used its targeting radar on a Japanese plane while on a mission to rescue a North Korean boat, something Seoul says there is no evidence for.
Kan Hyeong-woo, Arirang News.