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Sunday, December 09, 2012

S.Korea Deploys Warships to Track N.Korea Rocket Launch

Sejong the Great class destroyer |South Korea has deployed two King Sejong the Great class Aegis destroyers in the Yellow Sea with one more to be sent there shortly in anticipation of an imminent North Korean rocket launch, the Yonhap news agency reported on Saturday.

The warships equipped with the SPY-1D multi-function radar antennae will be used to track the exact trajectory of the North Korean rocket if it is fired and pinpoint the location of where the first stage main booster rocket falls to sea, South Korea’s military said.

They will also be tasked with detecting the impact point of the fairing that makes up the tip of the launch vehicle.

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