Planiraju novu kupovinu transportnih aviona i Patriot PAC-3
South Korean Air Force to Buy Cargo Planes, PAC-3 Missile Interceptors Citat:South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration will set aside approximately $1.125 billion for the procurement of four cargo planes and PAC-3 missile interceptors.
The exact type of aircraft to be purchased for $432 million (480 billion won) has yet to be decided, with the C-130J Hercules or A400M Atlas airlifter being on its list, South Korean media reported citing DAPA. The Air Force wants to sign a contract by 2026.
https://www.defenseworld.net/news/29438/South_Kore.....IfRivRR3ct
South Korea launches fifth FFX II Daegu-class frigate Daejeon Citat:South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has launched the fifth Daegu-class frigate for the Republic of Korea Navy at its Okpo shipyard.
Named Daejeon, the frigate received pennant number FFG-823 and will be delivered by the end of 2022, after further fitting out and trials.
https://defbrief.com/2021/05/03/south-korea-launch.....e-daejeon/
Izgubi covek posao,a nije sastavio ni godinu dana
RoKAF chief lost his job after less than one year of service Citat:The Republic of Korea Air Force (RoKAF) Chief of Staff Gen. Lee Seong-yong has resigned on Jun. 4 over the handling of a sexual assault case that led to the death of a female master sergeant.The victim died of apparent suicide in late May. She suffered mental distress after being molested in a car by a colleague of the same rank in March.
The victim’s family has accused the air force of covering up the investigation.
Lee offered to step down on Jun. 3 and his resignation was quickly accepted by President Moon Jae-in. Lee had been on the job for less than one year after taking up the position in September 2020.
http://alert5.com/2021/06/05/rokaf-chief-lost-his-.....f-service/
Povukli iz upotrebe PVO sistem MIM-23 HAWK
South Korean air force retires last MIM-23 HAWK SAM systems https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/sou.....am-systems Citat:The Republic of Korea Air Force (RoKAF) has formally retired its ageing US-made MIM-23 HAWK surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems and replaced them with locally developed Cheongung Block-1 medium-range SAM systems.
Na jednom od brodova koji im je u Africi(Somalija) u borbi sa piratima, pandemija im pocisti skoro celu posadu
247 out of 301 Cheonghae unit members test positive for COVID-19: JCS https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20210719002200325?section=national/defense https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210718_18/ Citat:South Korea dispatched two KC-330s to Africa on Jul. 18 after a massive COVID outbreak occurred onboard ROKS Munmu the Great (DDH-976), which is on an anti-piracy mission there.
The aerial refueling tankers will bring a new crew to bring the warship home and to bring home everyone onboard the warship home for medical treatment.
According to NHK, the warship had docked at a port in Africa and crew members developed flu symptoms soon after that.