❗️Seoul considers sending maritime patrol aircraft to Strait of Hormuz South Korea is weighing several options for a potential deployment to the Strait of Hormuz, including dispatching a maritime patrol aircraft, National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac said on Thursday. Speaking during a parliamentary audit, Wi said Seoul was continuing talks with Washington on possible measures but had ruled out deploying combat forces, in line with an earlier announcement by President Lee Jae Myung.