11 July 2022
by Jon Grevatt
South Korea’s proposed strategic command is anticipated to oversee implementation of the RoK Armed Forces’ three-axis defence system, which incorporates capabilities such because the Cheongung II medium-range surface-to-air missile system (pictured above). (DAPA)
South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) is planning to establish a brand new command unit to co-ordinate deployment of a few of the nation’s essential navy property. The transfer is a part of the brand new administration’s effort to bolster functionality towards North Korea.
An MND spokesperson informed
Janes
on 8 July that the proposed ‘strategic command’ could be accountable for formulating the Republic of Korea (RoK) Armed Forces’ “substantive response and deterrence capability in view of security situations” going through South Korea.
The strategic command is anticipated to be established in phases, presumably through the subsequent two years, though its detailed organisation and full remit are but to be finalised by the MND.
Plans to establish the strategic command had been first referenced by the MND in a press discover issued on 6 July following a gathering between South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, who assumed workplace in May, and prime commanders from the RoK Armed Forces.
