Overview
- The three-day exercise ended Tuesday with seven warships deployed across the East and South Seas, including three Aegis-equipped destroyers.
- Warships conducted live-fire gunnery, anti-ship, anti-submarine and air-defense training with ballistic missile detection and simulated intercepts.
- The 8,200-ton Jeongjo the Great took part before formal commissioning, with deployment scheduled for early next month.
- Rear Adm. Kim In-ho said the drills verified the Task Fleet’s ability to execute missions anytime and anywhere.
- Navy leaders said the fleet-level training will be held annually as the service expands its missile-defense and pre-emptive strike roles.