SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will start mass-producing a newly developed command post vehicle later this year under a project to deploy it to the military next year, the state arms procurement agency said Tuesday. The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) signed a 55.3 billion won (US$44.57 million) contract with the local [...]
SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s defense ministry has distributed troop education materials that refer to North Korea’s military and its regime as “our enemy,” officials said Monday, in a reflection of the conservative Yoon Suk-yeol administration’s tough security stance. The preceding liberal Moon Jae-in administration avoided using the expression amid its push [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s military has developed self-driving technology that enables vehicles to navigate through unconventional, rough terrain, a state-run defense research agency said Tuesday. The artificial intelligence (AI) technology allows cars to analyze and identify drivable areas based on “training data” collected from test runs, and control their navigation even [...]
SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea and the United States held a combined medical support field training earlier this week after years of suspension caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the former’s Army said Friday. The biannual exercise took place Wednesday and Thursday, with an aim to treat and transport casualties under a chemical [...]
SEOUL, April 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s military plans to scrap pandemic-driven curbs on troops’ off-base trips, starting this weekend in line with the country’s move to lift most COVID-19 restrictions earlier this month, sources said Friday. Starting Saturday, it will allow service members to make overnight and weekend off-base trips, according to the [...]
SEOUL, April 29 (Korea Bizwire) — After the presidential transition team confirmed plans to raise soldiers’ monthly salary to 2 million won (US$1,574), a group of low-ranking public servants made a strong appeal to improve their labor conditions. “All of the nation’s public servants work hard and have tough times today due to COVID-19,” said [...]
SEOUL, April 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s military will partially resume a field training program for the country’s reserve forces in June, the defense ministry said Friday, in line with eased COVID-19 social distancing rules. The annual field training for the 2.75 million-strong local reserve forces was called off for the first time in [...]
SEOUL, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down guilty verdicts for two male soldiers charged with engaging in homosexual intercourse at an off-base housing facility, saying the encounter was consensual and took place in a private space. The two, a first lieutenant and a master sergeant, were charged with having [...]
SEOUL, April 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea opened its first military trauma center in a city just south of Seoul on Wednesday to provide specialized treatment to soldiers with gunshot wounds and other serious injuries, the defense ministry said. Defense Minister Suh Wook and other officials from related government and medical agencies attended the [...]
SEOUL, March 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s foreign ministry on Monday warned of possible prison sentences against its citizens seeking to join Ukraine’s military to fight against Russia’s invasion without due approval from the government. Seoul has banned its nationals from traveling to all regions of Ukraine since mid-February amid safety concerns. Those who [...]