Tag: ROK
ROK Extending K-9 Howitzer’s Range
The Republic of Korea’s Agency for Defence Development (ADD) is reportedly investing around US$38 million in a development effort directed at extending the firing...
ROK L-SAM Intercepts Target in Test
The Republic of Korea L-SAM (Long Range Surface to Air Missile) successfully conducted a missile intercept in testing according to local media reports of...
Synthetic Battlefield
Rapid advances in training, including gaming, are cutting costs while honing a wide range of soldiering skills.
Synthetic training seeks to bring together live, virtual,...
Australia’s MOD Contracts for Hanwha Huntsman Self Propelled Howitzers
The Australian Army is finally on track to receive a significant upgrade to its field artillery with the signing on 13 December of a...
ROK Mobile Air Defence for Indian Army
Stephen W. Miller - The army of the Republic of Korea (ROK) has paid attention to building its ground air defence capabilities particularly for...
No peace dividend yet
Although growing interaction with North Korea seems to offer long awaited detante, it is still too early for the South Korean government to slow...
Dial ‘M’ for Madman
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is known for its penchant for missile development, particularly on a scale that would impact many nations around...
Changing Strategies
The Republic of Korea’s (ROK) armed forces trace their origin to 1948. The force was born on the battlefields of the Korean War of...
Carrier Diplomacy In the Korean Peninsula
As the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) continue their missile tests and the United States under President Donald Trump continue to pursue a...
Korea’s GI Warriors
What started as an expedient to address US troop shortages during the Korean War (1950 to 1953), the bilateral KATUSA (Korean Augmentation To the...
