The US Secretary of Defence has announced that the newest destroyer USS Zumwalt(DDG-1000) will be deployed to the Republic of Korea for defence of the country. USS Zumwalt experienced a machine malfunction in November 2016 and was urgently taken care of. After this maintenance, the destroyer will join an operation for the first time with her new position. The United States had previously agreed with the Republic of Korean authorities to establish THAAD Air Defence System in this country. The US deployed the airborne early warning E-2D Advanced Hawkeye and F-35B aircraft to the aircraft carrier in Japan for similar reasons and has significantly increased its military systems in the Pacific region.
211216-N-QI061-1222 NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. (December 16, 2021) An MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), assigned to Unmanned Patrol Squadron 19 (VUP-19), sits on the flight line at Naval Station Mayport, Florida, Dec. 16, 2021. VUP-19, the Navy’s first Triton squadron, will continue to maintain and operate the aircraft off the East Coast to further develop the concept of operations and refine tactics, techniques, and procedures. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan T. Beard/ Released)