South Korea buying Israeli rockets
I have mentioned before that Israel has become South Korea's largest arms supplier. On Tuesday, it was announced that Seoul has purchased 67 Spike NLOS rockets which it plans to deploy to defend itself against North Korea (Hat Tip: Daily Alert). South Korea will deploy 67 Spike NLOS rockets on Baengnyeong and Yeonpyeong islands in the Yellow Sea as early as late this year, a South Korean government arms procurement official said. Four South Koreans were killed on Yeonpyeong when the North shelled it last November.It's not likely South Korea will give the Air Force a place to train, but at least sales to South Korea could replace some of our lost sales to Turkey. And we likely don't have to worry about South Korea going Islamist.
The official, who declined to be identified, citing policy, said the deal was made in July after the Israeli weapon received the best performance review from South Korean military officials. Another South Korean arms procurement official confirmed the information.
Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems says the rockets can fly up to 15 miles (25 kilometers) and hit hidden targets. South Korea has been struggling to find ways to take out North Korea’s hidden coastal artillery should it attack again.
South Korea’s efforts to boost weapons systems on the front-line islands follow intense criticism that defense officials failed to respond strongly and quickly enough after the North’s attack last year.
South Korea currently has self-propelled guns, vulcan cannons, multi-rocket launchers, radars and other advanced weapons deployed on the islands, as well as thousands of marines. In June, Seoul set up a separate defense command in charge of troops on the islands.
Labels: arms sales, North Korea, South Korea, Turkey
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 11:21 AM
4 Comments:
"And we likely don't have to worry about South Korea going Islamist."
Why? Because...
"Reports of the Talmud being a national classic in South Korea have been floating around for several years, but it’s now official: The country’s ambassador to Israel, Ma Young-Sam, told the “Culture Today” TV show that Talmud study is now a mandatory part of the country’s school curriculum..."
http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2011/07/21/talmud-study-in-korea/
Re training opportunities, you never know... "joint exercises" or "competitions" can cover a lot of situations. Maybe they already are doing that.
Sunlight,
Way before that.
http://israelmatzav.blogspot.com/2011/03/south-koreans-having-mandatory-talmud.html
Yup! We read it on Israel Matzav first! I remembered reading it, but my longlived brain loses track of time... everything seems like yesterday.
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