SEOUL, March 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The state arms procurement agency delivered a training simulator to the Navy on Wednesday to help train troops to operate high-speed amphibious landing craft, officials said. The Navy has sought to train more personnel to steer the vessels designed to play a key role in amphibious landing operations. The [...]
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Two U.S. senators have introduced a bill to allow the U.S. Navy to build naval vessels in a trusted ally’s shipyard in order to modernize and expedite construction and procurement processes for U.S. maritime forces, according to one of the lawmakers. On Wednesday last week, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – A U.S. nuclear-powered submarine arrived at a major southeastern naval base in South Korea on Monday to replenish supplies and provide rest for crew members, the South’s Navy said. The USS Alexandria, a Los Angeles-class attack submarine, entered the naval base in Busan, some 320 kilometers southeast of Seoul, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) - The Navy held a ceremony on Monday to mark the establishment of a new fleet command aimed at better responding to North Korea’s military threats at sea, officials said. On Saturday, the Navy officially launched the Republic of Korea Navy Task Fleet Command, calling it a “core unit of [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The Navy has launched a new fleet command that will operate multiple destroyers, including those equipped with Aegis combat systems, in efforts to better respond to North Korea’s military threats at sea, officials said Sunday. “The Republic of Korea Navy Task Fleet Command, a core unit of the maritime [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The Navy’s new MH-60R Seahawk helicopters will begin to arrive in South Korea next month, officials said Thursday, as part of efforts to better counter threats posed by North Korean submarines. In 2020, defense authorities approved a 960 billion-won (US$667.6 million) project to purchase 12 Seahawks from U.S. defense [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The state defense procurement agency officially launched the fourth and final phase of its next-generation frigate project on Wednesday as part of efforts to replace the Navy’s aging warships. Defense officials and companies involved in the project gathered at Hanwha Ocean Co.’s headquarters in Geoje, 329 kilometers southeast of [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The Navy on Wednesday received its first 3,600-ton frigate with enhanced anti-submarine and anti-air capabilities, the state arms procurement agency said. A ceremony to mark the delivery of the ROKS Chungnam, named after a central province, took place at the HD Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard in Ulsan, some 310 [...]
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 [...]