UDT/SEALS (REPUBLIC OF KOREA)

Tier 1 SOF

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Asia

OVERVIEW

MANUFACTURERROK Navy Special Warfare Flotilla

YEAR INTRODUCED1955

UNITS IN SERVICE—

UNITS PRODUCED—

UNIT COSTUSD 28K

DESCRIPTION

South Korean naval special warfare force modeled after US Navy SEALs with equally brutal selection.

SPECIFICATIONS

Personnel

~3,000

Selection

UDT/SEAL BUD/S equivalent (extreme attrition)

Specialization

Maritime CT, underwater demolition, beach recon, ship boarding

Notable_ops

Vietnam War, Gulf of Aden anti-piracy, DMZ operations

Based

Jinhae Naval Base

GLOBAL DEPLOYMENT

OPERATORS

SAME CATEGORY