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 [...]
SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s Navy has decided to allow female sailors to serve on submarines for the first time, starting in 2024, its officials said Friday, a move to broaden their military roles amid prospects of troop shortages caused by the country’s low birthrate. The Navy made the decision during Thursday’s [...]
SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Thursday launched a new 8,200-ton destroyer armed with a missile interception platform and stronger anti-submarine capabilities, the Navy said, as the country pushes to bolster defense against North Korea’s evolving military capabilities. The ceremony for the Jeongjo The Great destroyer, named after a visionary king of [...]
SEOUL, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Navy on Friday launched a new aviation command to be armed with high-end surveillance aircraft, choppers and drones, as part of efforts for stronger, longer-range maritime security capabilities, officials said. Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Lee Jong-ho hosted a ceremony launching the Naval Air Command at [...]
SEOUL, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean Navy has decided to name its first 8,200-ton Aegis destroyer after King Jeongjo the Great, a Navy official said Sunday. The Navy held a meeting of a committee naming vessels and chose King Jeongjo the Great for the KDX-III Batch-II Aegis destroyer on April 29, according [...]
DONGHAE, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The Navy 1st Fleet Command’s maintenance depot began offering free check-ups for fishing vessels on Tuesday in Donghae, a coastal city located 279 kilometers east of Seoul. This volunteer check-up program for fishing vessels will run for two days, and has been around since 2014 to prevent accidents caused [...]
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is seeking to purchase six close-in weapon systems (CIWS) for its naval ships from the United States, U.S. congressional records showed Thursday. CIWS is a ship-based gun designed to detect and destroy short-range incoming missiles and enemy aircraft that have penetrated the outer defenses. The U.S. Department [...]