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Allies mulling deferring war games after Olympics: report

With the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics and Paralympics around the corner, South Korea and the US are considering postponing their annual military drills to avoid provoking North Korea ahead of the...

Dec 11, 2017
Defense
Military: No decision on next year's alliance exercise

South Korea's military said Monday it's premature to talk publicly about the reported likelihood of postponing annual war games with the United States to avoid the overlap with the 2018 PyeongChang W...

Dec 11, 2017
Defense
Korea, US, Japan to hold anti-missile drill

South Korea said Monday it has started a joint missile tracking exercise with the United States and Japan amid speculation that North Korea may soon test a submarine-launched ballistic missile. The ...

Dec 11, 2017
Defense
A glimpse into US forces in Japan on standby for contingencies in Korea

YOKOSUKA/OKINAWA/TOKYO -- In the morning of Nov. 29, 2018, hours after North Korea test-fired the Hwasong-15 ballistic missile toward Japan, the US naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, was ca...

Dec 10, 2017
Defense
Gen. Brooks updates US leaders on security conditions in Korea

The top US military commander in South Korea traveled to Washington, D.C. and New York last week for briefings on North Korea and the allies' defense posture, his aides said Sunday amid growing atten...

Dec 10, 2017
Defense
Moon calls for ‘overwhelming’ military capability against North Korea

President Moon Jae-in urged the military to secure “overwhelming” capability to fend off North Korea’s growing military threat on Friday as South Korea’s Defense Ministry warned against another stra...

Dec 8, 2017
Defense
Moon urges efforts to build 'stronger' military to deter N. Korean provocations

President Moon Jae-in called on his top military officers Friday to build up the country's defense capabilities to overwhelm and prevent North Korea from making any reckless provocations. During a m...

Dec 8, 2017
Defense
Moon to meet top military commanders over lunch

President Moon Jae-in was set to hold a meeting with the country's top military commanding officers Friday. The meeting will be held over lunch at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae, involving so...

Dec 8, 2017
Defense
Korea to develop advanced bomb disposal robot

South Korea said Friday it will start developing a state-of-the-art bomb disposal robot for military use. The Defense Acquisition Program Administration plans to hold an inaugural R&D meeting at a r...

Dec 8, 2017
Defense
Two B-1B bombers train over Yellow Sea

The US flew two B-1B supersonic bombers over Korea on Thursday, the second sortie carried out here this week by the Guam-based aircraft, a defense official said. The Lancer bombers trained with more...

Dec 7, 2017
Defense
Female reporter named as defense ministry's spokesperson

South Korea said Thursday it has picked Choi Hyun-soo, a female journalist, as the defense ministry's spokesperson. It's unprecedented for a female reporter to be installed in the position, a move t...

Dec 7, 2017
Defense
Korean defense chief requests Mongolia's support in handling NK nukes

The defense ministers of South Korea and Mongolia agreed Thursday to work together to resolve the North Korean nuclear and missile issue in their talks here, Seoul's defense ministry said. The count...

Dec 7, 2017
Defense
Korea's top negotiator hopes 'win-win' from military cost sharing talks with US

South Korea's top negotiator on defense cost sharing talks with the United States said Thursday that he will do his best to produce an outcome that will be a "win-win" for the two allies. Chang Won-...

Dec 7, 2017
Defense
Navy erects bust of US commander in Korean War

South Korea's Navy said Thursday it will unveil a bust of a late US commander in memory of his contributions to the growth of the country's naval forces during his wartime service here six decades ag...

Dec 7, 2017
Defense
Korea's defense budget to rise 7% to W43.2tr

South Korea will raise its military budget next year to 43.2 trillion won ($39.7 billion) to support the Moon Jae-in administration's campaign to beef up the country's defense capabilities against No...

Dec 6, 2017
Defense

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