SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's navy planned to create a task fleet, composed of three task squadrons, for blue-water operations, local media reported Friday citing the navy.
The navy announced the plan during a parliamentary audit, saying it would push for the creation of the task fleet, which would run high-tech military assets such as Aegis-equipped destroyers and submarines, to effectively counter maritime security threats.
It also planned to create an aviation command for an expanded maritime operation.
The task fleet would expand the navy's operation areas into far seas, contributing to securing maritime traffic routes and ensuring the free maritime activity and safety of South Korean people, the navy said.
The aviation command, which would run maritime patrol aircraft and maritime operational helicopters, would secure the completeness of various maritime aviation operations, it noted.
The existing first, second and third fleet commands will be reorganized into a first operational command. The task fleet, the aviation command and the submarine command will be incorporated into a second operational command.
