Comments on: Korea Considering Specialized Hostage Rescue Unit

By: Railwaycharm

Railwaycharm — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:15:37 +0000

#5 Dimes to doughnuts tells me that the notion of chartering a KAL 747-400 is on their minds.

By: mins0306

mins0306 — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:41:49 +0000

As Someguy has mentioned 1.7 million dollars doesn’t look like much.

IMO, I believe the funds will mostly go to upgrading personal equipment, such as flak jackets and communication gear, of the unit. Which is a start, however if the unit wants to do some serious business, heavy equipment such as C-17 strategic transports and SO capable helos have to be procured and these cost a lot more than 1.7 million that is to be spent.

By: SomeguyinKorea

SomeguyinKorea — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 01:19:51 +0000

#3,

I sure hope so.

1.7 million dollars doesn’t seem like much.

I was in what you could call an elite unit. It cost anywhere between 500 000$ and 1000000$ to train me per year, and I won’t get into the 30-40 million dollars worth of equipment that I was trained to use.

By: cm

cm — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 13:01:55 +0000

“Only 1.7 million USD for “modernization” of equipment?”

Maybe those forces picked to be make up the unit already have much of their equipment modernized.

By: andy

andy — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 12:28:53 +0000

Only 1.7 million USD for “modernization” of equipment? Doesn’t sound much and sounds more like posturing and less like a real effort to rescue hostages held overseas.

By: Railwaycharm

Railwaycharm — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 07:54:56 +0000

I thought they had a plan in-place? Just pay-off the terrorists.