Uruguay Christens Ex-ROK OPV as ROU Huracan
The incorporation of this ship is a strategic step for the National Navy in its mission to protect and safeguard national waters. With the ROU 10 Huracan, the Navy is…
USS Carl Vinson Makes Port Call in Busan, South Korea
USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), the flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, arrived in the Republic of Korea (ROK) for a scheduled port visit, Nov. 21. “An aircraft carrier…
DSCA Approves SM-6 Missiles for South Korea
The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Republic of Korea of Standard Missile 6 Block I (SM-6 Blk I) and related equipment…
Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group Visits South Korea
The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) led Carrier Strike Group 5 to the Republic of Korea (ROK) for a port visit Oct. 12. The…
HHI to Deliver First Philippine Corvette in 2025
South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) said one of the two missile corvettes ordered by the Philippine Navy (PN) will be delivered by 2025 with the second in the…
ROK Defense Projects Agency Forms Foreign Sales Teams
Defense Projects Agency (Commissioner Eom Dong-hwan) announced on Friday, April 4 that the “Defense Export Support Council for Ships and Helicopters” will participate in the Ministry of National Defense, the…
Following K-Defense, ROK Prepares for the K-Space Era
Defense Business Administration (Commissioner Eom Dong-hwan) announced on September 9. The 20th Defense Technology Forum was held at 13 p.m. on Wednesday at the Hoam Faculty Center of Seoul National…
North Korean Propaganda on USS Kentucky Visit to Busan
Announcement Kang Sun Nam, minister of national defense of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), said Thursday that the current port visit of a U.S. nuclear-capable submarine to the…
USS Kentucky Makes Port Call in South Korea
The U.S. Navy Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, USS Kentucky (SSBN 737) arrived in Busan, Republic of Korea July 18th escorted by USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) and a second unidentified…