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S. Korean Air Force chief to visit US to discuss cooperation

South Korea’s top Air Force commander will soon visit the United States to discuss the two countries’ alliance and ways to boost defense cooperation between them, Seoul officials said Saturday. Gen....

Nov 3, 2018
Defense
Seoul, Abu Dhabi agree to arrange visit by crown prince

South Korea and the United Arab Emirates agreed to strengthen ties and arrange a visit to Seoul by the crown prince of Abu Dhabi early next year, Cheong Wa Dae said Friday. According to Seoul’s pre...

Nov 2, 2018
Defense
Air Force's first tanker to arrive in Korea Nov. 12: official

South Korea's Air Force will receive its first aerial refueling tanker this month to drastically increase the operational radius of its fighters, a military official said Friday. The official said t...

Nov 2, 2018
Defense
Mattis supports inter-Korean military agreement

WASHINGTON -- US Defense Secretary James Mattis on Wednesday threw his support behind a recent inter-Korean military agreement aimed at reducing tensions and preventing accidental clashes, amid repor...

Nov 1, 2018
Defense
Allies' decision to suspend air exercise triggers mixed reactions

WASHINGTON -- The latest decision by South Korea and the United States to suspend another combined exercise drew mixed reactions Wednesday, with supporters hailing it as a way to build trust with Nor...

Nov 1, 2018
Defense
Korea, US sign strategic guideline on combined defense after OPCON transfer

WASHINGTON -- Korea, US sign strategic guideline on combined defense after OPCON transfer The defense chiefs of South Korea and the United States on Wednesday signed a strategic guideline on how the...

Nov 1, 2018
Defense
Korea's defense chief receives warm welcome at Pentagon ahead of SCM talks

WASHINGTON -- Upon arrival at the Pentagon in Washington, South Korean Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo received a warm welcome from his US counterpart, James Mattis, ahead of their annual talks ove...

Nov 1, 2018
Defense
US knew about no-fly zone well before Pyongyang summit: source

The top US Commander in South Korea was notified of the plan to establish a no-fly zone over a cross-border region well before the two Koreas announced it during the inter-Korean summit in September....

Oct 31, 2018
Defense
S. Korea, US pin hope on security talks to bridge gaps on NK

The South Korean and US defense chiefs will hold annual security talks in Washington on Wednesday amid concerns that an alleged gap between the two countries’ approaches to North Korea might pose a c...

Oct 30, 2018
Defense
Korea, US to hold annual defense talks in Washington this week

WASHINGTON -- South Korea and the United States will hold their annual defense ministers' talks in Washington this week over a range of bilateral issues, such as the transfer of wartime operational c...

Oct 30, 2018
Defense
Minister says allies need alternative to joint air exercise

South Korea supports the US decision to suspend their major combined air combat training, seeking alternative ways to bolster the combined defense posture, Seoul's defense chief said Monday. In a Si...

Oct 29, 2018
Defense
Hopes high for free access to ‘scariest place on Earth’

With the two Koreas withdrawing firearms and soldiers from guard posts within a jointly controlled area inside the heavily fortified border region, the focus is now on when and how security guards a...

Oct 29, 2018
Defense
China's warplane enters Korean air defense zone

A Chinese military aircraft entered South Korea's air defense domain without notice again Monday, prompting the Air Force here to scramble fighter jets as a warning, Seoul's defense authorities said....

Oct 29, 2018
Defense
Military chiefs of Korea, US, Japan talk regional cooperation

The military chiefs of South Korea, the United States and Japan met in Washington Friday to discuss cooperation on regional contingency and peace issues, the Pentagon said. The talks were led by Sou...

Oct 27, 2018
Defense
S. Korea, US to hold annual defense ministers' talks next week

South Korea and the United States will hold their annual defense ministers' talks in Washington, DC,next week to discuss the fate of this year's combined air exercise, the transfer of wartime operati...

Oct 27, 2018
Defense

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