South Korea conducts large-scale amphibious landing exercises
South Korea’s Navy and Marine Corps are conducting large-scale joint amphibious landing exercises on the country’s southeastern coast, near the city of Pohang. About 5,700 service members are taking part in the drills, Korea Herald reports.
Forces and equipment
The division-level exercises began last Thursday and are scheduled to conclude on Saturday. They involve the 14,000-ton amphibious assault ship Marado, Marine Corps helicopters, P-8A Poseidon patrol aircraft, FA-50 light attack aircraft, and C-130 military transport aircraft.
The culmination of the drills is expected to be the “Decisive Action” phase, during which landing forces will conduct coordinated assault operations from the sea and air. The military said that this phase requires a high level of coordination and interoperability among all participating forces.
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Unmanned systems
Manned and unmanned combat systems are being used during the exercises to enhance the joint capabilities of the troops. Unmanned systems linked to experimental combat concepts are being used to test ships’ offensive and defensive actions, as well as tactics for countering unmanned systems.
For the emergency supply of landing units, the military is using cargo drones and unmanned surface vehicles. According to the military, this diversifies the methods of delivering cargo to forces carrying out landings.
