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 COST$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