SEOUL, April 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Navy on Thursday received a new 3,000-ton submarine with reinforced capabilities to conduct covert underwater missions and precision strikes, the state arms procurement agency said. The delivery ceremony for the ROKS Ahn Mu, named after a renowned Korean independence fighter, took place at the Okpo Shipyard of [...]
SEOUL, March 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Navy plans to shorten enlisted service members’ seaborne duty requirement by two months on a trial basis in an effort to attract new recruits, officials said Thursday. It unveiled the plan as part of “special measures” to boost enlistment amid concerns that the Navy could face a [...]
SEOUL, March 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Navy has received a new frigate with enhanced anti-submarine capabilities, the state arms procurement agency said Thursday, amid the country’s stepped-up efforts to strengthen readiness against growing North Korean threats. The delivery event for the new 2,800-ton frigate, Pohang, took place at the Okpo shipyard of Daewoo [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Navy has started a process to select its first female submarine sailors, officials said Tuesday, in a move to widen their roles amid concerns about possible troop shortages caused by the country’s low birthrate. The armed service announced a staffing policy change last year to allow female [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Braving near-zero temperatures, a group of elite naval forces threw themselves into frigid waters during their annual cold-weather training in a southern town on Wednesday, highlighting their mission to protect citizens “wherever you need us to be.” Some 100 members of the Sea Salvage and Rescue Unit (SSU) in [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Navy conducted its first live-fire drills of the year earlier this week, officials said Thursday, in a major display of naval might against evolving North Korean threats. Designed to check the Navy’s combat readiness, the annual drills took place in waters off the country’s eastern, western and [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean Navy decommissioned eight warships Friday after more than three decades of service for maritime defense, its officials said, highlighting a plan to replace them with more advanced vessels. The armed service held decommissioning ceremonies in naval bases in Jinhae, 312 kilometers southeast of Seoul, and Pyeongtaek, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Navy said Monday it has started a large-scale exercise in the Yellow Sea on Monday, joined by the Army, the Air Force and the Coast Guard as well as American troops. The four-day training is being held as part of the annual ongoing Hoguk drills that will [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Navy is seeking to create a new command running unmanned ships, submarines and aircraft in the 2040s, the armed service said Friday, in an effort to address a potential troop shortage caused by the country’s low birthrate. During a parliamentary audit, the Navy unveiled a series of [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The Navy on Sunday wrapped up an annual operation to collect underwater waste near a northwestern border island as part of efforts to help protect the maritime ecosystem and ensure safer fishing activities, the armed service said. Using a 3,500-ton towing ship, the Navy gathered 13 tons of maritime [...]