SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will launch a project next month to develop a homegrown naval interception system designed to protect warships from hostile aircraft and missiles, the state arms procurement agency said Friday. The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said the project aims to develop the Close In Weapon System-II (CIWS-II) [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s military said Tuesday it will open its first hydrogen charging station this week, helping accelerate the country’s drive to promote the use of renewable energy sources. The government has been proactive in efforts to boost the hydrogen economy under the goal of going carbon neutral by 2050. [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The military is putting the finishing touches on a relaxed hair guideline for draftees, officials said Monday, amid its stepped-up efforts to improve human rights at barracks. Under the envisioned guideline, the military will unify separate grooming standards for draftees and senior officers — a change that civic activists [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The military plans to develop an integrated support system that can ensure early detection and rapid response to contagious disease threats and signals. The Armed Forces Medical Command is on track to develop and establish an integrated contagious disease surveillance support system for the entire military, sources said Monday. [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Lee Jung-min, a 29-year old office worker in Seoul, recently saw the new Netflix military series “D.P.,” already having been a big fan of its original web comic, “D.P.: Dog Days.” He couldn’t stop watching the six-episode series about soldiers in the D.P. unit, standing for deserter pursuit, whose [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The defense ministry on Monday eased monthslong restrictions on service members’ vacation and off-installation activities as the military has a high COVID-19 vaccination rate of about 94 percent, officials said. Under the fresh regulations effective on Monday, up to 20 percent of service members can go on vacation at [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will invest around 1.6 trillion won (US$1.38 billion) over the next 10 years to expedite the development of key space technologies after the full lifting of U.S.-imposed restrictions on missile development, the arms procurement agency said Friday. Under the plan, diverse defense projects, such as the development [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will introduce robots to feed military trainees this year. The Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy announced last week that they will introduce robots as a test run this year to minimize the risk of injury and pressure borne by military [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The government has allowed 1,419 conscientious objectors to perform other public services instead of their mandatory military service since the launch of the alternative service program last year, the military manpower agency said Friday. As of June, 2,173 people had applied for the alternative service, and among 1,423 applicants [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea plans to spend 37.5 billion won (US$32.6 million) next year to purchase domestic drones for the military as part of efforts to help the local industry have stable demand for growth, the defense ministry said Wednesday. The budget is more than sixfold the amount allocated for this [...]