SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The military on Tuesday began a pilot operation of a drone detection and jamming system to better respond to growing threats by small unmanned aerial vehicles, the arms procurement agency said. For the next six months, the Army, the Navy and the Air Force will operate the radar system [...]
SEOUL, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) — An additional 1,000 troops will be assigned to cooking duties as part of efforts to improve the quality of meals while at the same time preventing them from overworking, the defense ministry said Thursday. Starting later this year, the military will reduce the number of troops at administrative support [...]
SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The military is considering allowing new recruits participating in a five-week boot camp to smoke. While the Army boot camp guidelines strongly recommend that recruits refrain from smoking, they also allow commanders to designate a time and place for smoking if needed. A majority of Army boot camps including [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The arms procurement agency said Monday it has signed a deal to purchase hydrogen powered-drones for a pilot operation at the Air Force to boost the military’s surveillance capabilities. Under the 831 million won (US$737,000) contract with Doosan Mobility Innovation Inc., the drones will be delivered to the military [...]
SEOUL, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A state-run defense development agency said Tuesday it has developed a new technology for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to autonomously steer clear of threats and dangers. The technology allows UAVs to automatically seek flight paths to avoid threats at close distances and decide the sequence to complete their tasks, [...]
SEOUL, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The military will try to raise the average daily meal cost for service members to 10,500 won (US$9) next year, the defense ministry said Friday, after coming under criticism that soldiers are poorly fed. Defense Minister Suh Wook discussed the raise and other measures during a meeting with military [...]
SEOUL, April 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite about 10 years having passed since a soldier died at an army training center due to a delay in treatment of cerebral meningitis in 2011, South Korea still appears to have a long way to go to improve its military medical system. According to a report released by [...]
SEOUL, April 22 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will push for the development of a state-of-the-art unmanned surveillance vehicle in earnest after years of preliminary research into the project, the arms procurement agency said Thursday. According to the Defense Acquisition Administration (DAPA), it successfully wrapped up the exploratory development of the robotic vehicle for surveillance [...]
SEOUL, April 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has again been thrown into a debate over whether women should be drafted into the military alongside men, with political and social circles calling for its serious consideration amid chronically low birth rates. One of the recent triggers was an online petition demanding female conscription on Cheong [...]
SEOUL, April 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Korea Aerospace Industries Co. (KAI), South Korea’s sole aircraft manufacturer, said Sunday it aims to develop its own transport and multipurpose aircraft for the military. KAI has reached a consensus with the Defense Acquisition Program Administration on the need to develop transport and multipurpose aircraft to meet domestic demand [...]