韩国和日本将在中断九年后恢复海上联合搜救演习。国防部长安圭白于5月30日宣布，在与日本防卫大臣于新加坡会谈后，演习将于6月7日举行。
国防部长安圭白在香格里拉对话期间与日本防卫大臣小泉进次郎举行双边会谈时公布了该计划。演习将在济州岛东南部的公海举行，参演装备包括韩国海军的“天王峰”号（ROKS Cheon Ja Bong）登陆舰、日本的“金刚”级驱逐舰以及一架日本海上巡逻直升机。
SAREX双年度演习始于1999年，但在2017年第十次演习后中止。2018年12月发生的一起涉及日本巡逻机与韩国军舰的事件导致双边关系恶化。
双方曾在2024年6月及今年1月的会谈中达成重启演习的共识。安圭白称此次重启具有高度象征意义，小泉进次郎则强调了区域安全合作的必要性。
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Top naval commanders of South Korea, the United States and Japan gathered in Seoul on Wednesday for talks to strengthen trilateral maritime security cooperation, South Korea's Navy said. The meeting included Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Kim Kyung-ryul, U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Adm. Stephen Koehler and Adm. Akira Saito, chief of staff of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, who held bilateral talks and a trilateral dinner. The discussions occurred amid Middle East tensions and U.S. requests for support in the Strait of Hormuz.
South Korea's Navy will command multinational naval forces for the first time in this year's U.S.-led RIMPAC exercise. A Korean admiral will lead the combined maritime component forces around Hawaii from June 24 to July 31. This follows South Korea's deputy commander role in the 2024 drill.
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South Korea's Navy launched maneuvering drills this week to honor service members killed in Yellow Sea clashes with North Korea and to sharpen combat readiness. The four-day exercise, set to conclude Friday, included a Thursday ceremony marking the 16th anniversary of the Cheonan corvette sinking.
Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi is arranging a visit to the Philippines in early May. The trip aims to advance talks with counterpart Gilberto Teodoro on exporting decommissioned Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyers. Sources familiar with the matter said Sunday.
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China's military conducted live-fire exercises in waters east of the Philippines' Luzon Island, as stated on Friday. The drills coincide with the annual Balikatan exercises hosted by Manila and Washington, extending into disputed South China Sea areas. Japan is joining with combat troops for the first time amid strains with Beijing.