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The article said the South Korean navy ship King Sejong the Great (KDX-III) has 128 vertical missile launchers almost vacant

Global Times special correspondent in Korea, Song Shen, Global Network correspondent in South Korea reported Miao Ze “Central Daily” 14 – the Navy Department’s National Assembly Defense Committee Members Jinrong Yu pointed out in the national government to monitor, King Sejong Korean ship (KDX-III) and Admiral Yi ship class (KDX0II) required The ship-to-air missiles to ensure an average of only half. In this regard, the Central Daily News commented that although the U.S. military in April 2012 to return of wartime operational control, but feel sure that is fair without and foul within military combat.

Jinrong Yu-based material to the Navy that the ship King Sejong the Great (KDX-III) has 128 vertical missile launchers, but almost vacant; the same time, Admiral Yi ship class (KDX0II) has been in service 6 years, but the ship-to-air, ship-to-ground missile configured with only half the battle. Jinrong Yu said, the core means of attack submarine that is hidden on the ship and submarine-to-ground missiles, but only to ensure that the required number of 50%. He added, “If the DPRK provocation, in the effective long-range air defense and combat the problem will appear.”

Navy senior stakeholders to respond, saying, “Under the current budget, King Sejong ship full of weapons has been configured three to four years” and “vertical launch system using the SM- 6 missiles currently under development. ”

2005 years, none of South Korea’s annual defense budget, such as defense reform, the projected annual increase of 9%. South Korean experts, in this state can only focus on the budget in response to North Korean nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction, conventional weapons, the expansion had to be postponed.

Korean army has also undergone a similar situation. The use of tanks and armored vehicles should be equipped with 102 machines due to lack of budget travel, but to use military trucks instead of armored vehicles, military exercises as well.