SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The next-generation South Korean destroyer, known as the KDDX and also dubbed a “mini-Aegis ship” due to its 6,500-ton displacement, will be the first Korean warship to be developed as an “electric ship.” The incorporation of an “integrated electric propulsion system,” which eliminates engines and transmissions, allows for a [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Army and Navy plan to hold a commissioning ceremony for the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) twice a year, officials said Thursday, in a move to ensure a stable supply of military officers amid the prospects of a troop shortage caused by the nation’s low birthrate. Starting [...]
CHANGWON May 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The defense ministry and U.S. Forces Korea have begun work to construct a shooting range for U.S. troops in the southeastern city of Changwon, without prior notification to the local authorities, sources said Tuesday. According to city officials and local politicians, logging work to build the firing range began in [...]
HWACHEON, April 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Less than a decade ago, ground troops used to monitor the heavily-fortified border primarily by eye and with binoculars, and through other tried-and-true methods requiring their around-the-clock presence. But their onerous workload has eased, as the military has introduced cutting-edge equipment, such as high-resolution cameras and sensor systems, to [...]
SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Some 20 South Korean and U.S. elite troops conducted a “friendship” parachute jump Friday in a training session to mark the 70th anniversary of the bilateral alliance and hone their special operations skills, Seoul’s Army said. The troops from the South’s Special Warfare Command and the U.S.’ Special Operations [...]
SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Veterans Minister Park Min-shik has delivered to the family of a decorated U.S. solider, killed in the 1950-53 Korean War, soil from the site where his remains were excavated, the minister’s office said Thursday. The event honoring late Cpl. Luther H. Story took place at the Wall [...]
SEOUL, April 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s military plans to launch a drone operations command in the second half of this year, Seoul’s defense ministry said Wednesday, in a move to counter North Korea’s military threats and bolster its use of the unmanned assets. The ministry put up a public notice on the enactment [...]
WASHINGTON, April 25 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday awarded South Korea’s highest military order to three American veterans of the 1950-53 Korean War. Retired Army Col. Ralph Puckett, retired Navy Capt. Elmer Royce Williams and the late Baldomero Lopez, a first lieutenant who served in the Marine Corps, were awarded the Taegeuk [...]
SEOUL, April 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Daejeon National Cemetery, a sprawling national cemetery spanning approximately 3.22 million square meters, serves as the final resting place for national heroes and other patriots. Originally established in 1955, Seoul National Cemetery, which interred patriots and Korean War dead for over two decades, quickly hit capacity. To address this, [...]
SEOUL, April 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government plans to promulgate a set of special acts later this week to facilitate efforts to relocate military airports in the southern cities of Daegu and Gwangju, the defense ministry said Monday. The promulgation is set to come Tuesday following their passage through the National Assembly [...]