SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The Army said Friday that more than 100 troops have completed its recently launched mine-removal training program and will be deployed next month. The trainees — 110 Army personnel, six airmen and four Marines — completed the armed service’s first specialized education curriculum that meets the International Mine Action [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Military bases across the country will soon have laundry rooms with modern appliances. The Army announced Monday the introduction of laundry rooms at barracks, equipped with cutting-edge laundry machines and lounges. It will set up and operate laundry rooms at five different locations until Jan. 31 before additional rooms [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The Army said Friday it will push to establish a surveillance system that utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) along the inter-Korean border areas and coastal regions to beef up its security posture. The move came after a series of security breaches this year, including illegal entries of Chinese people into [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Global K-pop sensation BTS on Monday expressed gratitude toward a fan-led charity project to benefit the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement in the United States that was organized as a direct response to the hefty donation the band made earlier to the same cause. “We just want the world [...]
INJE, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A military-purpose bridge, which are typically installed temporarily to replace a broken bridge during wartime or to help troops cross a river, has been installed in a remote mountain village in Gangwon Province. About 70 soldiers from the engineer brigade under the Republic of Korea Army 3rd Corps installed [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – A former South Korean solider, who was forcibly discharged after a sex reassignment surgery, on Tuesday filed an administrative suit against the Army’s decision, saying it was unconstitutional. Byun Hee-soo, 22, who had the rank of staff sergeant, underwent the operation in Thailand last year and expressed desire to [...]
SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The Army’s decades-old fleet of UH-1H helicopters are being retired this week, with South Korea’s homegrown multi-role chopper Surion replacing them, the military said Monday. The Army held a retirement ceremony, presided over by Aviation Operations Command Commander Maj. Gen. Kang Sun-young, commemorating UH-1H’s 52 years of service to [...]
SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The Army is pushing to set up a research institute for next-generation technologies, such as artificial intelligence and drones to expedite the development of “next-generation game changers,” officers said Tuesday. The military recently launched a preliminary feasibility test on the establishment of its own research center and has been [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The Army said Monday it has opened seven drone education centers across the nation as part of efforts to better cope with evolving security challenges by maximizing the latest technologies. The facilities were established at Army units, including the Capital Defense Command and the Special Warfare Command, to nurture [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The Army held a session to demonstrate the use of military drones, including suicide ones, on Thursday as part of efforts to improve its tactical operational capabilities by utilizing the latest technologies. During the session, the first of its kind, held in Icheon, south of Seoul, the Army presented [...]