HJ Heavy Industries to Build Four More OPVs for ROK Navy
HJ Heavy Industries (CEO Hong Moon-ki) has re-proven its unrivaled competitiveness in the special ship field by winning orders for four new high-speed boats for the Navy. As a result…
South Korea’s Stepping Up as an Indo-Pacific Actor
Published Oct. 31, 2022 By Dr. Hyun Ji Rim, guest editor Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs, Air University Press — In his Foreign Affairs article titled “South Korea Needs to Step…
USS Key West Visits Republic of Korea
Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Key West (SSN 722) arrived at Busan, Republic of Korea (ROK), for a scheduled port visit as part of its deployment to the Indo-Pacific, Oct.…
HMS Tamar Tests Concept of Future Minehunting off South Korea
Patrol ship HMS Tamar tested the future of Royal Navy minehunting operations when she joined 11 navies in one of the world’s largest exercises off South Korea. MiWEx – Mine…
Korea Designates Embassy to Belgium as Mission to NATO
The North Atlantic Council agreed on Monday (26 September 2022) to accept the request of the Republic of Korea to designate its Embassy to Belgium as the country’s Mission to…
Ronald Reagan CSG Visits Busan, South Korea
The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier and the flagship for Carrier Strike Group 5 (CSG 5), USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), along with USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) and USS…
18 Navies in Brazil for Exercise UNITAS LXIII
With 5,500 military personnel, 21 aircraft and 21 ships, including a submarine, Operation UNITAS LXIII begins on September 10 in Brazil. The opening event was held this Thursday (08), in…