S. Korea expresses dismay over Japan's release of misleading video of alleged radar targeting
- 5 years ago
South Korea's defense ministry has expressed dismay at Japan's release of a video Friday afternoon of alleged radar targeting.
The ministry said the video only contains edited conversations between Japanese pilots and footage shot from the aircraft,... which does not objectively prove Japan's claim that it was targeted by South Korea's fire-control radar.
Seoul's defense ministry reiterated its ship did not use its targeting radar,... but instead used its search radar, and an optic camera attached to the radar to observe the Japanese aircraft.
The ministry stressed the video only proved that the Japanese aircraft made a low-altitude flight, circling within 500 meters of the South Korean destroyer and just 150 meters above the sea,... which is rarely done in international waters,.. as flying that low could be threatening to the ship.
Seoul officials also pointed out that Tokyo has failed to provide the aircraft's official records of radar frequency analysis, which could show which radar was used by the South Korean ship.
The ministry said the video only contains edited conversations between Japanese pilots and footage shot from the aircraft,... which does not objectively prove Japan's claim that it was targeted by South Korea's fire-control radar.
Seoul's defense ministry reiterated its ship did not use its targeting radar,... but instead used its search radar, and an optic camera attached to the radar to observe the Japanese aircraft.
The ministry stressed the video only proved that the Japanese aircraft made a low-altitude flight, circling within 500 meters of the South Korean destroyer and just 150 meters above the sea,... which is rarely done in international waters,.. as flying that low could be threatening to the ship.
Seoul officials also pointed out that Tokyo has failed to provide the aircraft's official records of radar frequency analysis, which could show which radar was used by the South Korean ship.