영국 해군 요구사항 충족하는 '북극 헌터'… 상용 어선 선체 기반
노르웨이 해양 기술 기업 콩스버그 마리타임이 북극권에서 러시아 잠수함을 추적할 차세대 대잠 무인 수상정 '북극 헌터'의 설계를 공개했다. 영국 해군의 92형 대잠 무인정 요구사항 충족을 위해 개발됐다.
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영국 해군은 차세대 유·무인 하이브리드 함대 구상의 일환으로 92형 대잠 무인정을 요구하고 있다.
(서울=연합뉴스) 노르웨이의 해양 기술 기업 콩스버그 마리타임(Kongsberg Maritime)이 북극권 바다에서 러시아 잠수함을 감시·추적할 수 있는 차세대 대잠 무인 수상정(USV) '북극 헌터'(Arctic Hunter)의 설계를 공개했습니다.
9일(현지시간) 더워존 등 군사전문매체에 따르면 이번 프로젝트는 영국 해군의 차세대 유·무인 하이브리드 함대 구상의 '92형(Type 92) 대잠 무인정' 요구사항'을 충족하기 위해 개발됐습니다.
북극 헌터 USV의 가장 큰 특징은 무기 체계를 완전히 새로 설계하는 군함 건조 방식을 버리고, 검증된 184피트(약 56m) 길이 북극 상용어선(트롤선) 선체를 기반으로 제작한다는 점입니다.
북극 헌터는 2020년대 말까지 실전 배치를 마친 뒤 북극권 내 전방 지원 기지에서 운용할 계획입니다. 영상으로 보시죠.
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북극 헌터 USV 실전 배치
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South Korea's Army has temporarily grounded its fleet of 36 AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters since early October following a U.S. safety advisory on a possible transmission malfunction. Inspections are ongoing, with operations to resume sequentially based on results. The grounding follows an August crash in Texas that killed two U.S. soldiers and a June incident near the Strait of Hormuz.
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The Ministry of National Defense's Remains Excavation and Identification Team and the Army's 35th Infantry Division are conducting an operation to excavate the remains of those killed in the Korean War at Hill 347 in Sunchang, Jeollabuk-do. This is a place where many casualties occurred in a high-altitude battle with the South Korean Labor Party's guerrilla forces in 1951. To date, 57% of the excavation has been completed and will continue until the 20th. The state-run organization requested the bereaved families to participate in collecting genetic samples.

An object believed to be an unmanned aerial vehicle crashed in a park in Gimpo, west of Seoul, on Tuesday morning, prompting a military investigation. No casualties were reported. South Korean military authorities are examining the object to determine whether it may be linked to North Korea.

South Korea and the United States conducted a combined aerial resupply exercise led by the Combined Forces Command to maintain rapid aerial sustainment capabilities when ground resupply routes are compromised during wartime, focusing on air-drop operations of heavy loads and light supplies around the clock from altitudes over 3,000 meters.