Seoul must not abandon aircraft carrier program as it faces North Korean threats



Opinion Seoul must not abandon aircraft carrier program as it faces North Korean threats Decision to cut funding for naval asset runs counter to South Korea’s plans for defense and arms exports Erik French \| Jihoon Yu September 6, 2022 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON ROK pilots land helicopters aboard the USS Ronald Reagan, July 2022 \| Image: ROK Navy The following article is an opinion piece by ROK Navy Commander Jihoon Yu, a fellow at the Korean Institute for Defense Analysis and a former member of the ROK Navy’s task force on the CVX light aircraft carrier project, and Erik French, a professor at the State University of New York at Brockport. Views expressed in opinion articles are exclusively the author’s own and do not represent those of NK News. The Yoon administration’s proposed defense budget for 2023 does not include funding for a light aircraft carrier (CVX) programadded in last year’s national budget. The decision shows that © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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Seoul must not abandon aircraft carrier program as it faces North Korean threats

Decision to cut funding for naval asset runs counter to South Korea’s plans for defense and arms exports

Erik French | Jihoon Yu September 6, 2022

Seoul must not abandon aircraft carrier program as it faces North Korean threats

ROK pilots land helicopters aboard the USS Ronald Reagan, July 2022 | Image: ROK Navy

The following article is an opinion piece by ROK Navy Commander Jihoon Yu, a fellow at the Korean Institute for Defense Analysis and a former member of the ROK Navy’s task force on the CVX light aircraft carrier project, and Erik French, a professor at the State University of New York at Brockport. Views expressed in opinion articles are exclusively the author’s own and do not represent those of NK News.

The Yoon administration’s proposed defense budget for 2023 does not include funding for a light aircraft carrier (CVX) programadded in last year’s national budget. The decision shows that

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Erik French

Erik French is an assistant professor of international studies at the State University of New York at Brockport and an affiliated scholar with the America in the World Consortium. He earned a Ph.D. in political science from the Maxwell School of Syracuse University.

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Jihoon Yu

Commander Jihoon Yu is a research fellow at the Korea Institute for Defense Analyses. He was a member of the ROK Navy’s task force on the CVX light aircraft carrier project and also was a professor of military strategy at the ROK Naval Academy. He received a MA in National Security Affairs from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School and a Ph.D. in Political Science from the Maxwell School of Syracuse University.

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