SEOUL, Jun. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean Army has brought into service a new domestically developed bridging system called “Suryon” (Water Dragon), significantly enhancing its ability to cross rivers and other water obstacles during military operations. The Suryon, now deployed with the 7th Maneuver Corps, is an amphibious vehicle capable of transforming from a [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean Army sniper team will participate in an international sniper competition in the United States this month for the first time, the South’s Army said Thursday. The team of three Army commandos of the 1st Corps and an interpreter will take part in the weeklong 2024 International [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – In a significant advancement for military training facilities, the South Korean Army has unveiled the nation’s first shooting range with a barrier wall structure, designed to drastically reduce grenade shrapnel, stray bullets, and firing noise. This ground-breaking development represents a major step forward in enhancing both training efficiency and community [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Amidst a dwindling birth rate and diminishing military recruitment resources, the South Korean Army is faced with the grim prospect of being unable to fill as many as 300,000 positions by 2040. In response, the Army is taking proactive steps to explore the more effective integration of female soldiers. On [...]
SEOUL, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The Army said Friday it is investigating an officer for allegedly sneaking out of base to visit the unit where K-pop supergroup BTS member Jin is stationed for his mandatory military service. In January, the 20-something nursing officer of an unidentified Army unit left her base without permission and [...]
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/POCHEON, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea and the United States have staged a large-scale combined live-fire exercise near the inter-Korean border, the South’s Army said Thursday, in a show of the allies’ “tremendous” firepower amid North Korea’s evolving threats. The four-day drills took place at the Rodriguez Live Fire Complex in Pocheon, about [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s advanced Army unit armed with cutting-edge weapons has staged a joint field exercise with a Stryker Brigade Combat Team from the U.S. 2nd Infantry Division near the inter-Korean border. The practice kicked off on Jan. 2 for a two-week run in the border city of Paju, about [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea plans to start fielding an advanced command post armored vehicle in Army units later this year, officials said Monday, in a move to accelerate a high-tech program to build a stronger and smarter armed service. The wheeled vehicle will first be deployed to the Army TIGER brigade, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The Army retired a scout dog, famed for his role in locating a missing teenager in 2019, from surveillance duty due to old age on Thursday, officials said, concluding his storied decadelong career. The armed service held a retirement ceremony for Dalgwan at the 32nd Infantry Division’s maneuver battalion [...]