SEOUL, March 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is pushing to develop insect-inspired microrobots capable of conducting covert reconnaissance missions in enemy territories, a state research institute said Monday. The five-year project worth 28.8 billion won (US$23.6 million) seeks to secure key technologies that enable ant- or bee-shaped robots to operate in a group for [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The defense ministry’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution task force marked its first anniversary last Thursday. So far, the task force has distributed 120 million vaccines, covering a distance of more than 9 million kilometers across the country in the process. The task force has deployed 52,000 military and police vehicles, [...]
PYEONGTAEK, Feb. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Braving subzero temperatures, 10 South Korean Army cadets slogged through this week’s U.S.-led field training designed to gear them up for an annual international military academy contest slated for April. The three-day training at Camp Humphreys, a sprawling U.S. base in Pyeongtaek, 70 kilometers south of Seoul, centered on [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Army Training Center in the central city of Nonsan is stepping out to revise an all-out ban on smoking for the first time in 27 years to reflect the basic rights of all service members. The boot camp has been undergoing a trial period to allow service [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s military unveiled its novel lineup of “robot chefs” at a boot camp on Monday in an effort to lessen Army cooks’ workloads and meet growing calls to improve everyday troop meals. The kitchen has become the latest frontier for the military’s tech-based operational strategy, as it seeks [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s military is seeking to create a new training program to counter potential hazards from space debris as part of broader efforts to enhance its space security capabilities, a Seoul official said Monday. The move comes amid growing calls for the military to craft a set of measures [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s military is set to ship COVID-19 treatment pills to three overseas units Friday following virus outbreaks there, officials here said. Pfizer’s Paxlovid antiviral pills will be sent by air to the contingents in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), South Sudan and Lebanon under Thursday’s distribution approval by [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The government has allowed a convicted conscientious objector to replace his military service duty with an alternative service for the first time, a decision suggesting a softening of the government’s stance on the issue. Jeong Wook, who was sentenced to a one-year jail term for draft dodging and served [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has started the construction of a new 3,600-ton-class military submarine with improved ballistic missile capabilities, officials said Thursday. The second unit of Changbogo-III Batch-II class submarine, boasting advanced combat capabilities and sonar systems, is set to be built by 2026 and handed over to the Navy in [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s military approved a plan Monday to locally develop and deploy a reconnaissance and surveillance drone by 2031 to better defend the country’s northwestern border islands, the state arms procurement agency said. The Defense Project Promotion Committee endorsed the project worth 570 billion won (US$479 million) for the [...]