Korean, Canadian troops launch first high-tech military training
Published: 24 Apr. 2026, 09:23
![Troops take part in high-tech military training at the Korea Combat Training Center in Inje, Gangwon, on Sept. 25, 2025. [YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2026/04/24/857a0fdc-5535-4ddc-8ab2-7122e792bfb7.jpg)
Troops take part in high-tech military training at the Korea Combat Training Center in Inje, Gangwon, on Sept. 25, 2025. [YONHAP]
Army troops of Korea and Canada launched joint high-tech military drills in Korea for the first time earlier this week as part of efforts to bolster bilateral military ties between the two nations, officials said on Friday.
The 11-day exercise, which runs through next Thursday, is underway at the Korea Combat Training Center, a facility that employs advanced technologies for realistic ground drills in the mountainous county of Inje, some 125 kilometers (77.67 miles) northeast of Seoul, according to Korean Army officials.
A group of 44 soldiers from the Canadian Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, a military regiment that served in the 1950-53 Korean War, has been deployed to train alongside Korean troops from the 7th Infantry Division.
The joint training comes as the Canadian troops visited Korea to commemorate the 75th anniversary of a key battle that took place in the northern county of Gapyeong in April 1951 at the height of the three-year war.
Some 2,000 troops of the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade, including Canadian troops, engaged in three days of fierce combat against Chinese forces at the height of the Korean War.
An official ceremony marking the anniversary is set to take place later on Friday, with attendants including the army chiefs of four Commonwealth countries — Canada, Britain, Australia and New Zealand — and Korea, the deputy commanders of the Korea-U.S. Combined Forces Command and the United Nations Command.
Korea and Canada have been seeking to bolster defense and arms industry ties, as Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney agreed to deepen their strategic partnership in defense, security and military intelligence sharing during summit talks last year.
Earlier this month, a Korean naval submarine departed for Canada to participate in joint drills scheduled for June, as a Korean consortium vies with Germany's Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems to win a landmark contract to supply 12 naval submarines to Canada.
Yonhap
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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