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Military To Distribute New MLRS To Brigades Near DMZ

August 04 2015

South Korea

South Korea's military has begun deploying a new multiple-launch rocket system (MLRS) on its northern border to counter North Korean artillery, reports the Yonhap news agency (Seoul).

The Chunmoo MRLS will first be distributed to artillery brigades near the frontier with North Korea before being deployed on northwestern islands next year, according to a statement from the Defense Agency for Technology and Quality (DATQ) on Tuesday.

Improvements were made to the launcher and...

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