SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea opened a research laboratory Tuesday to develop a demining solution utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance accuracy of the military’s mine clearance operations, the defense ministry said. The ministries of defense and science established the laboratory at the Army Engineer School in Jangseong, 308 kilometers south of [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The Army said Friday that more than 100 troops have completed its recently launched mine-removal training program and will be deployed next month. The trainees — 110 Army personnel, six airmen and four Marines — completed the armed service’s first specialized education curriculum that meets the International Mine Action [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Officials of a U.N. anti-mine agency discussed ways to support South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s vision for removing mines inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that separates the two Koreas, the United Nations Command (UNC) has said. In a Facebook post updated on Friday, the UNC said its staff attended [...]