Regarding the incident of an ROK naval vessel directing its fire-control radar at an MSDF patrol aircraft December 28, 2018Ministry of Defense
The original text is in Japanese.
The Ministry of Defense (MOD) released the footage filmed by the fixed-wing patrol aircraft (P-1) of the Maritime Self Defense Force (MSDF) regarding the incident occurred on Thursday, December 20, in which an ROK Navy's Gwanggaeto-daewang class destroyer directed a fire-control radar at a P-1 belonging to the MSDF (Atsugi). The footage contains scenes where the MSDF P-1 is hit multiple times continuously over a certain period by the fire-control radar. In addition, it was recorded that the MSDF P-1 was flying at a certain altitude and distance safe enough from the destroyer. Moreover, the footage shows that the MSDF P-1 called out "KOREA SOUTH NAVAL SHIP, HULL NUMBER 971" three times in English in an attempt to confirm the intent of the radar irradiation. A part of the sound in the footage is processed for information security.
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