해군과 해병대가 지난주부터 포항 일대에서 일주일간의 정기 상륙훈련을 시작했다고 27일 밝혔다. 약 3,200명의 병력이 참가하며 목요일까지 이어진다. 현대전 변화에 대응한 무인자산과 국제 동맹군이 동원됐다.
해군과 해병대는 27일 포항 북구 해안 일대에서 대규모 상륙훈련의 '결정적 작전' 단계를 진행했다고 발표했다. 이 훈련은 미래전의 다양화된 위협에 대처한 전투 준비태세 유지를 목적으로 한다.
훈련에는 KF-16 전투기, P-8A 해상감시기, ROKS Marado 상륙함을 포함한 20여 척의 함정 등 다양한 군 자산이 동원됐다. 상륙함, 수송기, 헬기 등이 투입된 가운데 해군 함정과 공격헬기가 엄호했다. 드론 등 무인자산과 해안 및 지상 감시 자산도 처음으로 활용됐다.
이번 훈련에는 뉴질랜드 육군 소대가 한국 해병대와 함께 착륙부대에 배정돼 훈련에 참여했다. 미 7함대 팀도 해병 전투 훈련에 합류했다. 포항은 서울에서 남동쪽으로 약 270km 떨어진 동남부 해안 도시다.
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South Korea and Japan agreed on January 30 to resume joint naval search and rescue exercises after nine years during a meeting at Japan's Yokosuka base. The decision aims to strengthen defense cooperation between the two nations. The ministers discussed expanding collaboration in areas like artificial intelligence and space.
South Korea's Navy launched maneuvering drills this week to honor service members killed in Yellow Sea clashes with North Korea and to sharpen combat readiness. The four-day exercise, set to conclude Friday, included a Thursday ceremony marking the 16th anniversary of the Cheonan corvette sinking.
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South Korean and Canadian army troops launched their first joint high-tech military drills in South Korea earlier this week, officials said on Friday. The 11-day exercise runs through April 30 at the Korea Combat Training Center in Inje County. It aims to bolster bilateral military ties.
Top naval commanders of South Korea, the United States and Japan gathered in Seoul on Wednesday for talks to strengthen trilateral maritime security cooperation, South Korea's Navy said. The meeting included Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Kim Kyung-ryul, U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Adm. Stephen Koehler and Adm. Akira Saito, chief of staff of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, who held bilateral talks and a trilateral dinner. The discussions occurred amid Middle East tensions and U.S. requests for support in the Strait of Hormuz.
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The People's Liberation Army Southern Theater Command's naval and air forces conducted combat readiness patrols around Huangyan Island and its surrounding areas on Saturday, five days after US-Philippine drills in the region. The patrols aim to counter infringements and provocations by certain countries while safeguarding China's territorial sovereignty and upholding peace in the South China Sea. The operation involved multiple aircraft and vessels, including H-6K bombers and frigates.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un oversaw a joint offensive drill featuring new battle tanks at Pyongyang Training Base No. 60 on March 19. His daughter Ju-ae was seen in the driving seat of one tank, and Kim praised the tanks as 'superior' and ordered their extensive equipping of ground troops.