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S. Korea, US defense chiefs to meet in Washington next month

The defense chiefs of South Korea and the United States will hold talks in Washington early next month over the security situation on the peninsula and joint peace efforts, Seoul's defense ministry s...

Mar 18, 2019
Defense
S. Korea, US defense chiefs to meet later this month

Acting US Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said Thursday that he and South Korean Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo plan to meet later this month. The two would be meeting for the first time since...

Mar 15, 2019
Defense
Korean Navy’s Cheonghae Unit celebrates decade of contribution to global peace

The Cheonghae Unit of the Navy celebrated its decadelong contributions to global peace Wednesday, standing as the very first maritime unit including warships to be deployed overseas. Having set sail...

Mar 12, 2019
Defense
S. Korea, US to wrap up new alliance exercise

South Korea and the United States will wrap up their new, weeklong combined defense exercise on Tuesday, amid worries that the apparent downsizing of their springtime drills could hurt military readi...

Mar 12, 2019
Defense
S. Korea to launch new civilian-military exercise in May: source

South Korea plans to launch a new civilian-military exercise in late May, the latest in a series of reorganization moves of its defense drills to support peace efforts with North Korea, a government ...

Mar 6, 2019
Defense
South Korea-US kick off combined exercise Dong Maeng

South Korea and the United States kicked off their weeklong combined exercise Dong Maeng on Monday, replacing the previous large-scale springtime exercises, as announced by the defense ministries of ...

Mar 5, 2019
Defense
Allies to launch Dong Maeng exercise this week to replace Key Resolve drills

South Korea and the United States will launch the new Dong Maeng combined exercise this week to replace their springtime Key Resolve drills, their militaries announced Sunday. Seoul's Joint chiefs o...

Mar 3, 2019
Defense
KF-16D fighter jet crashes, 2 pilots rescued

A South Korean fighter jet crashed into the West Sea on Wednesday, with the two pilots safely rescued, the Air Force said. The two-seat KF-16D warplane fell into the sea for an unidentified reason a...

Feb 27, 2019
Defense
[Newsmaker] Seoul, Tokyo at odds again over Japan’s participation in maritime exercises

Seoul and Tokyo are at odds over Japan’s participation in planned multinational maritime exercises in spring, raising tension between the two countries already strained by a recent military spat and ...

Feb 24, 2019
Defense
Chinese military plane enters S. Korea's air defense zone

A Chinese military jet entered South Korea's air defense zone without notice three times Saturday, defense authorities said. (Yonhap) The aircraft entered the country's air defense identification z...

Feb 23, 2019
Defense
Leaders of S. Korea, India celebrate 150th anniversary of birth of Gandhi

South Korean President Moon Jae-in welcomed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday with a ceremony to unveil a bust of late Indian leader and activist Mahatma Gandhi that will be put on permane...

Feb 21, 2019
Defense
[Multicultural Korea] Military changing to embrace diversity

Negative attitudes remain to be tackled

Feb 19, 2019
Defense
Defense chiefs of Korea, UAE discuss military ties, cooperation

The defense ministers of South Korea and the United Arab Emirates have held talks to discuss ways to strengthen military ties and defense industry cooperation, Seoul's defense ministry said Sunday. ...

Feb 17, 2019
Defense
USFK chief says American troop presence not related to end-of-war declaration or peace treaty

US Forces Korea Commander Gen. Robert Abrams reaffirmed Friday that the issue of the American troop presence in South Korea is not related to any potential declaration of an end to the Korean War or ...

Feb 15, 2019
Defense
US 7th fleet's command ship visits Busan

The command ship of the US Navy's 7th Fleet visited the southeastern port city of Busan on Friday to enhance exchanges and friendly ties between the allies' naval forces, South Korea's Navy said. Fo...

Feb 15, 2019
Defense

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