Japan’s Defense Ministry has release a new recording which it claims is evidence that a South Korean destroyer’s STIR-180 fire-control radar was directed at a Japanese P-1 patrol aircraft.
Graphic: JMSDF
The ministry added that this is the final statement it will make on the incident, which took place on Dec. 20, and will no longer hold discussions on the issue with South Korea.
It hopes the “announcement will lead to the prevention of similar incidents in the future.”