SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The Navy has received the military’s first vessel designed for training, the arms procurement agency said Wednesday, as the country pushes to enhance naval combat capabilities. The 4,500-ton Hansando is equipped with stealth functions and a computer-based training system to allow trainees to take part in simulated combat exercises, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The defense ministry decided to lift a vacation ban for enlisted service members after the government eased social distancing guidelines on the new coronavirus, officials said Monday. Since mid-August, the military authorities banned rank-and-file troops from vacationing and off-base movement, as the country saw a surge in confirmed COVID-19 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of attempts to hack South Korea via China posted a ten-fold increase over the past three years, data showed Saturday. According to the data provided by the military to the National Assembly, hacking attempts via China targeting South Korean military networks totaled 10,655 cases in 2019, compared [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea plans to invest 2.7 trillion won (US$2.3 billion) in the next 10 years to develop drones for military use, the arms procurement agency said Tuesday. Under the plan, the country will develop various drones to carry out missions ranging from surveillance to firing grenades and rifles, according [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Google has pledged US$500,000 to help expand a coronavirus self-diagnosis website developed by the South Korean military’s Medical Command in cooperation with government and private experts, officials said Friday. The COVID-19 checkup site helps users decide whether to visit hospitals depending on the symptoms they experience, according to the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Due to delays in the academic calendar and a lack of jobs for soldiers leaving the military following the coronavirus outbreak, an increasing number of service members are taking interest in extending their military service via a special program. The Ministry of National Defense reported that a growing number [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — A military hospital near Seoul will begin accepting more civilian coronavirus patients this week following a recent spike in the number of infections in the capital area, the medical command said Monday. At the request of the health authorities, the Armed Forces Capital Hospital in Seongnam, south of Seoul, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea called off annual field training for reserve forces for the first time in 52 years Friday as the country has been struggling with a recent sharp surge in coronavirus cases. The training sessions for the country’s 2.75 million-strong forces were supposed to kick off in September in a [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Postgraduate students serving as ‘technical research personnel’ instead of joining the military will lose their military duty exemption if they fail to obtain a doctorate degree during their service period, the defense ministry said Thursday. The Ministry of Defense issued advance notice for the revision of the legislation containing [...]
SEOUL, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Rank-and-file soldiers are now officially allowed to use their mobile phones after work starting Wednesday following a yearlong trial period, the defense ministry said. Since April last year, South Korea has allowed all draftees to use mobile phones on a trial basis to monitor possible side effects. Previously, the [...]