The South Korean Navy and Marine Corps have launched a weeklong regular amphibious landing exercise in Pohang. These drills are aimed at maintaining combat readiness against diversifying threats in future warfare.

Vice Adm. Kim Kyung-ryul has been chosen as the new chief of the South Korean Navy, the Defense Ministry said Tuesday.

The South Korean Navy is considering assigning the hull numbers of decommissioned Chamsuri-class patrol boats, which engaged in naval skirmishes against North Korea, to next-generation high-speed patrol ships.

South Korea's Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. Kang Dong-gil, has faced administrative action for his involvement in President Yoon Suk Yeol's imposition of martial law in December 2024.

On March 26, 2010, the 1,200-ton South Korean Navy vessel Cheonan sank off the country’s west coast near the maritime border with North Korea, resulting in the deaths of 46 of the 104 sailors on board.

South Korea's Navy chief has offered to resign after being suspended from his duties due to his alleged involvement in past martial law activities.