SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The Navy will receive a new 8,200-ton destroyer armed with an advanced missile interception platform next week, officials said Wednesday, in a move expected to help bolster the military’s air defense capabilities against North Korean missiles. The Navy will receive the Jeongjo the Great destroyer, named after a visionary [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — A Navy officer became South Korea’s first female deep sea diver in the Navy’s 78-year history on Friday, officials said, amid an ongoing push to broaden women’s role in various areas of the military. Lt. Jg. Mun Hee-woo was among the 64 officers, noncommissioned officers and conscripts that completed [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Hanwha Ocean Co., a shipbuilding and defense industry unit of South Korea’s Hanwha Group, said Friday it has been selected as the preferred bidder for the 460.1 billion-won (US$322.2 million) project to build the South Korean Navy’s logistics support ship, AOE-II. Hanwha Ocean will sign a contract with the [...]
ULSAN, Apr. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. on Thursday delivered a 3,000-ton diesel submarine to the Navy, which will serve as a key asset to deter threats posed by North Korea. The submarine, named after famous Korean independence activist Shin Chae-ho (1880-1936), was delivered to the Navy at [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The Navy held a remembrance ceremony Tuesday for sailors who were killed during the 2010 sinking of the Cheonan corvette by a North Korean torpedo attack in the Yellow Sea. The 1,200-ton warship sank near the western Northern Limit Line (NLL), a de facto inter-Korean sea border, in March [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The Navy plans to conduct a trial program that will allow sailors to use mobile phones with internet connection while out at sea in an effort to improve their living conditions, officials said Tuesday. The Navy currently restricts using mobile phones with such connection aboard warships due to security [...]
CHANGWON, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Flying drones in the skies of Jinhae District in the city of Changwon, renowned for its beautiful cherry blossoms, could result in fines up to 4 million won for violating aviation safety laws. Jinhae is a military zone, home to the Korean Navy and U.S. forces, as well as a [...]
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean Navy cruise training group, including 151 naval cadets, arrived at a port in Maryland on Monday, for a visit to mark the 70th anniversary of the alliance between South Korea and the United States. ROKS Hansando (ATH-81), a training ship, and ROKS Hwacheon (AOE-59), a combat [...]
SEOUL, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s Navy has selected seven more sailors as part of the nation’s first female group to join the submarine crew, the armed service said Monday, amid a policy effort to widen women’s military roles. The Navy recently picked the seven noncommissioned officers in addition to the two female [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Navy selected its first female submarine sailors last month, the armed service said Thursday, in line with a policy effort to widen women’s military roles amid concerns about possible troop shortages caused by the country’s low birthrate. The Navy has picked the two female commissioned officers out [...]