Korea, Republic of (South)
Total Military Force
Active: 686,000
Reserves: 4,500,000
Army (560,000)
HQ: 3 Army, 11 Corps
3 Mechanized Infantry Divisions with 3 Brigades: 3 Mechanized Infantry, 3 Tank, 1 Reconnaissance, 1 Engineering Battalion, 1 Field Artillery Brigade
19 Infantry Divisions with 3 Infantry Regiments, 1 Reconnaissance, 1 Tank, 1 Engineering Battalion, 1 Artillery Regiment
2 Independent Infantry Brigades, 7 Special Forces Brigades, 3 Counter-Inflitration Brigades, 3 SSM Battalions, 3 Advanced Deployment Artillery Brigade, 3 I HAWK Battalions (24 sites), 2 Nike Hercules Battalions (10 sites), 1 Aviation Command with 1 Air Assault Brigade
Navy (63,000)
Bases: Chinhae (HQ), Cheju, Mokpo, Mukho, Pohang, Pusan, Pyongtaek, Tonghae
Air Force (63,000)
4 Commands: Operations, Southern Combat, Logistics, Tactical Reconnaissance Group
Forces Abroad and Foreign Forces
Kyrgystan: 90 (medical staff)
UNFICYP (Cyprus) 1
UNMISET (Timor): 225
UNOMIG (Georgia): 7 observers
UNMOGIP (India/Pakistan: 9 observers
Currently Stationed in South Korea:
US: ARMY - 28,600; 1 HQ, 1 Infantry Division
NAVY - 300
AIR FORCE - 9,420
USMC - 180
Paramilitary (4,500 active)
Civilian Defense Corps: 3,500,000
Maritime Policy: 4,500
Strategic Force
Not believed to have nuclear capabilities.
| South Korea * |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
| GDP |
422bn |
476bn |
|
| Defense Exp |
11.4bn |
13.3bn |
|
| Defense Bdgt |
11.9bn |
13.2bn |
14.8bn |
* All figures in US dollars.
Links:
South Korea Specific Weapons Systems
South Korea - World Navies Today
The International Institute for Strategic Studies
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