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Deploying mine-hunting assets to anti-piracy unit meant to prepare for unseen threats: defense minister

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Defense Minister Kang Shin-chul said Monday that Korea's decision to expand its anti-piracy naval unit's operational scope with mine-hunting assets...

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A motion to extend the deployment of the Cheonghae Unit, which expands its mission area to the southern waters of Oman closer to the Strait of Hormuz, was approved at a Cabinet meeting on the 10th. The Ministry of National Defense issued a press notice on the same day stating, “Today, the ‘Motion for the Extension of Deployment of ROK Armed Forces Units to the Gulf of Aden off Somalia and the Offshore Waters Southern of Oman’ was approved at the…

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The government approved a motion to extend the deployment of the Cheonghae Unit, currently operating in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia, at a Cabinet meeting on the 10th. The core of the motion involves expanding the unit's activities to the waters south of Oman and deploying additional mine-sweeping equipment, including maritime patrol aircraft. The motion is scheduled to undergo the National Assembly's approval process following President Lee Jae…

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Deploying mine-hunting assets to anti-piracy unit meant to prepare for unseen threats: defense minister

Defense Minister Kang Shin-chul said Monday that Korea's decision to expand its anti-piracy naval unit's operational scope with mine-hunting assets...

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A plan to expand the operational area of the Cheonghae Unit to the vicinity of the Strait of Hormuz and to dispatch additional maritime patrol aircraft and mine-clearing equipment has passed the Cabinet meeting. While the government emphasized that this is a measure to protect Korean citizens and vessels, some are raising criticisms that it amounts to a "circumvention of deployment" related to a potential U.S.-Iran war. On the 10th, the governm…

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연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency broke the news in Seoul, Korea (the Republic of) on Monday, November 9, 2026.
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