ities including reconnaissance UAVs capable of carrying out integrated offensive, full-battlefield operations, as well as maneuver and strike forces such as K2 battle tanks, K-21 infantry
fighting vehicles and attack helicopters, and counter-fire operations capabilities including the
multiple launch rocket system.2)
| navy | The Navy, organized under the Navy Headquarters, is composed of the Naval
Operations Command, Marine Corps Headquarters, Northwest Islands Defense Command
(NWIDC), and various support units. The key organizations and assets of the Navy are shown
in <Chart 3-3>:
<Chart 3-3> Key Organizations and forces of the navy
navy HQ
naval Operations
Command
fleet Commands
(3)
Marine Corps HQ/
nWIDC
submarine force
Command
Divisions
(Brigade) 2 (1)
Logistics
Command
education and
Training
Command
Troops
Surface
Combatants
Amphibious
Ships
Mine Warfare
Vessels
Auxiliary
Vessels
Submarines
Aircrafts
Approx. 70,000
Approx. 110
Approx. 10
Approx. 10
Approx. 20
Approx. 10
Approx. 70
* including the troops of the Marine Corps (approx. 29,000)
* Submarine Force Command: established on February 1, 2015 / Marine Corps 9th Brigade: established on December 1, 2015
The Naval Operations Command has command authority over naval operations as a whole,
conducting anti-surface operations,3) anti-submarine operations,4) mine and counter-mine
operations5) and amphibious operations. The Fleet Commands conduct defensive missions
by deploying surface combatants such as destroyers, frigates, patrol vessels and patrol killer
mediums (PKMs). Meanwhile, the Submarine Headquarters carries out operations involving
the use of submarines. The Marine Corps Headquarters is in charge of amphibious operations,
2) a launch system in which multiple rockets are mounted in a rectangular or cylindrical-shaped
launchers, delivering massive and concentrated fire power.
3) Operations aimed at securing or maintaining maritime control and neutralizing or destroying the
enemy’s maritime surface forces, using surface combat warships, submarines and aircrafts.
4) Operations to neutralize or destroy submarines to guarantee the free use of maritime space.
5) Operations consisting in stopping or neutralizing the enemy’s naval forces with the help of mines
or repulsing the enemy’s attempts at using mines.
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