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A KF-21 prototype 003 taxiing for a maiden flight at Sacheon Air Base The KF-21 prototype 002 taking off. The KF-X advanced multirole jet fighter project, intended to produce modern warplanes to replace South Korea's aging F-4D/E Phantom II and F-5E/F Tiger II aircraft, was first announced in March 2001 by South Korean President Kim Dae-jung at a graduation ceremony of the Korea Air Force ...
The U.S. Marine Corps Forces Korea (abbreviated MARFORK) is the Marine Corps service component of United States Forces Korea and the United Nations Command.MARFORK is responsible for commanding Marines assigned to the USFK and the UNC, advising the two commands on the proper support and employment of Marine forces, and contributing to the defense of the Republic of Korea with the deployment of ...
In 2010 KSB acquired an 80 percent interest in ITACO s.r.l., an Italian drive specialist, producer of a new kind of energy-efficient motor. The South Korean company Seil Seres Co. Ltd. makes valves for marine applications. [citation needed] In 2016 KSB AMRI, Inc. was acquired by Bray International, Inc.
The South Korean navy includes the Republic of Korea Navy Headquarters, Republic of Korea Fleet, Republic of Korea Marine Corps, Naval Education and Training Command, Naval Logistics Command, and Naval Academy. The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) is the highest-ranking officer of the ROK Navy.
During the Korean War, ROK Marine Corps earned the nickname of the '귀신 잡는 해병대' which means 'Marine Corps the Ghost Killers'. [3]: 24 Following the start of the Korean War on 25 June 1950, the Ko Kil-hun [] Unit (Marine Rifle Battalion) landed Gunsan on 16 July and Kim Sung-un [] Unit (Marine Rifle Battalion) landed Tongyong peninsula on 17 August where they delayed the advance of ...
MOF was established as part of a general cabinet reorganization in 1996. For the preceding 35 years, maritime functions had been divided among various departments. From 1955 to 1961, under the First Republic, a Ministry of Marine Affairs existed, and the current ministry traces its origin to that body.
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The 1st Marine Infantry Division (Korean: 제1해병사단; Hanja: 第1海兵師團), also known as Sea Dragon Division (Korean: 해룡부대; Hanja: 海龍部隊), is an infantry division of the Republic of Korea Marine Corps.