S. Korea expresses concern over Japan's release of misleading video of alleged radar targeting
- 5 years ago
South Korea's defense ministry has expressed regret and concern over Japan's release of a video Friday 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 targeting radar,... but a search radar, and an optic camera attached to it to observe the Japanese aircraft.
It stressed the video only showed 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's military officials said,... the aircraft's radar frequency data could objectively show which radar system was used at the time,... but Japan reportedly refused to offer the data on the grounds that it is confidential.
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 targeting radar,... but a search radar, and an optic camera attached to it to observe the Japanese aircraft.
It stressed the video only showed 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's military officials said,... the aircraft's radar frequency data could objectively show which radar system was used at the time,... but Japan reportedly refused to offer the data on the grounds that it is confidential.