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The Japan News/Yomiuri
The Japan News/Yomiuri
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The Yomiuri Shimbun

South Korean vessel locks radar on Japanese SDF plane

(Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun)

A South Korean naval vessel Thursday locked its fire control radar onto a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's patrol plane during a monitoring mission near the Sea of Japan, Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya told reporters on Friday.

The radar lock-on occurred around 3 p.m. on Thursday in the Sea of Japan off the Noto Peninsula in central Japan, according to Iwaya. The lock-on "is a dangerous act that might have led to an unanticipated situation," he stressed. A fire control radar is utilized against a selected target.

The government lodged a protest against the South Korean government over the issue through diplomatic channels.

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