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Military to partially allow vacations for new recruits amid extended social distancing

Feb 1, 2021

The military decided to partially allow vacations for new recruits as part of efforts to ease the stress of troops amid an extension of toughened social distancing in barracks for another two weeks, ...
S. Korea to invest W2.6tr in defense sector's safety management system

Feb 1, 2021

South Korea will invest 2.6 trillion won ($2.3 billion) in the next five years to improve the safety management system in the defense sector, the defense ministry said Monday. Under the plan, the go...
4 US B-52H bombers deployed to Guam

Jan 31, 2021

Four US B-52H long-range bombers have been deployed to the Pacific island of Guam for training missions aimed at reinforcing "the rules-based international order in the Indo-Pacific region," the US P...
Defective inverter module blamed for towing of 214-class submarine

Jan 31, 2021

A defective inverter module was found to have been the cause of an error message that led to a new 214-class submarine having to be towed in the East Sea earlier this month, Navy officials said Sunda...
S. Korea in final stage of assembling first prototype of indigenous fighter jet

Jan 31, 2021

South Korea is in the final stage of assembling a prototype of what would be the country's first indigenously developed fighter jet, which is expected to be unveiled in April, officials said Sunday. ...
Remains of two Korean War soldiers returned to families after over 70 years

Jan 29, 2021

South Korea has identified the remains of two soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War through DNA analysis after they were recovered from former battle sites near the inter-Korean border, the defen...
South confident of missile defense against North

Jan 28, 2021

South Korea stands fully capable of countering the latest short-range missiles that North Korea has test-fired, South Korean Minister of National Defense Suh Wook said Wednesday. Speaking at a New Y...
7 US service members, one dependent test positive for COVID-19

Jan 28, 2021

Seven American service members and one dependent have tested positive for the new coronavirus upon their arrival in South Korea this month, US Forces Korea (USFK) said Thursday. Six of the service m...
Army draftee in Paju tests positive for new coronavirus

Jan 28, 2021

An Army draftee in Paju, north of Seoul, has tested positive for the new coronavirus, the defense ministry said Thursday. The soldier was confirmed to have contracted COVID-19 in a second virus test...
Navy chief urged to take 'special caution' after defense ministry inspection

Jan 27, 2021

The defense ministry called Wednesday on the Navy chief to take "special caution" in conducting his duties, a measure that followed an inspection into the allegations he failed to attend an emergency...
S. Korea to invest W45b to develop new technologies to monitor space objects

Jan 27, 2021

South Korea will invest 45 billion won ($41 million) in the next five years to develop next-generation technologies to track and monitor space objects, a state-run research center said Wednesday. Th...
Four USFK-affiliated people test positive for COVID-19

Jan 26, 2021

Two US Department of Defense officials and two dependents of a service member based in South Korea have tested positive for the new coronavirus, the US Forces Korea (USFK) said Tuesday. One of the o...
Military to improve security system along eastern border after defection case

Jan 26, 2021

The military will take additional steps to improve the security system along the eastern section of the inter-Korean border this year following a recent unhindered border crossing case by a North Kor...
S. Korea completes deployment of K-14 sniper rifle, observation device

Jan 26, 2021

South Korea has completed the deployment of K-14 sniper rifles and its observation device at infantry units to boost combat capabilities in missions involving precision attacks, the arms procurement ...
Defense ministry denies media report on alleged push for time-based OPCON transfer

Jan 25, 2021

South Korea and the United States are working closely on the conditions-based wartime operational control (OPCON) transfer, as agreed upon earlier, the defense ministry said Monday, rebutting a media...