Corea del Sur comandará fuerzas navales en RIMPAC por primera vez

30 de abril de 2026

Reportado por IA

La Armada de Corea del Sur comandará fuerzas navales multinacionales por primera vez en el ejercicio RIMPAC de este año, liderado por Estados Unidos. Un almirante coreano dirigirá las fuerzas combinadas del componente marítimo cerca de Hawái del 24 de junio al 31 de julio. Esto sucede tras el rol de subcomandante que ocupó Corea del Sur en el ejercicio de 2024.

La Armada de Corea del Sur anunció el 30 de abril que comandará las fuerzas combinadas del componente marítimo en el ejercicio Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) de este año. La Tercera Flota de Estados Unidos confirmó el papel de Corea del Sur, señalando que Canadá comandará el componente aéreo. Lanzado en 1971, el ejercicio bienal RIMPAC tiene como objetivo mejorar la cooperación entre naciones para asegurar las líneas de comunicación marítima y contrarrestar los desafíos a la seguridad marítima. Corea del Sur ha participado desde 1990. En el ejercicio anterior de 2024, se desempeñó como subcomandante. El ejercicio de este año involucrará a más de 25,000 efectivos, cerca de 40 buques de superficie, cinco submarinos y 140 aeronaves. Corea del Sur planea desplegar su destructor Aegis Jeongjo el Grande, aeronaves de patrulla marítima P-9 y el submarino Dosan Ahn Chang-ho de 3,000 toneladas.

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