By Jun Ji-hye
The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has installed high-performance surveillance gear in vulnerable areas on the coast to enhance its day and night guard, the military procurement agency said Monday.
It is also combining newly established gear with existing equipment such as thermal observation devices (TOD) to set up a complex monitoring system.
“For the past 18 months, the agency has conducted consultations with about 2,000 land owners of coastal areas in the East, West and South Sea to install 250 surveillance equipments there,” the DAPA said in a statement. “The DAPA has constructed more than 500 kilometers of communication lines to build up the network.”
The agency assessed that the project was successful as it completed the military’s guard mission over a short period of time.
“The completion enabled the units in charge of guarding the coast to quickly detect enemies trying to invade the nation’s sea border surreptitiously,” the DAPA said. “In cases where such enemies land on beaches, the units will be able to clear them out using quick reaction forces.”
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