Seoul steps up efforts to bolster missile and air-defence capabilities
South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) has outlined plans to restructure and reinforce key missile and air defence regiments in response to growing threats from North Korea.
The plans involve reorganising the Republic of Korea Army’s (RoKA’s) Missile Command unit as well as the Republic of Korea Air Force’s (RoKAF’s) Air Defense Missile Command. A spokesperson from the MND told Janes on 18 February that the restructures will commence in April.
Under the plans, the RoKA’s Missile Command unit will be renamed as Missile Strategic Command and will be expanded and restructured, with revised leadership-ranking requirements.
The MND said in legal notices seen by Janes that the restructure will enable a shift from the unit’s current operational requirement of “strike operations” to one that is focused on “strategic and operational target-strike missions”.
