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US flies reconnaissance plane near inter-Korean border: aviation tracker

Nov 2, 2020

A US reconnaissance plane flew over areas close to the inter-Korean border, an aviation tracker showed Monday, in an apparent move to monitor North Korean military movements ahead of the US president...
[News Focus] Steve Yoo starts 2nd legal battle over entry ban

Nov 2, 2020

Korean American singer Steve Seung Jun Yoo, known here as Yoo Seung-jun, is waging yet another legal battle to win his way back into South Korea, his birth country. The Korean-born singer has repeat...
S. Korean Marines announce first female chopper pilot

Nov 1, 2020

A female Marine Corps officer has been assigned to an aviation battalion after completing training as a helicopter pilot, becoming the Marines' first-ever female chopper pilot, officials said Sunday....
Hyundai Heavy to be chosen as preferred bidder for Aegis destroyer project

Oct 30, 2020

The arms procurement agency plans to pick Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. as a preferred bidder for an indigenous Aegis-equipped destroyer development project despite a suspected leak of classified info...
S. Korea awards medals to USFK members to celebrate alliance

Oct 29, 2020

South Korea on Thursday presented medals to seven US Forces Korea members who are descendants of Korean War veterans, in an event to mark the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of the conflict, the def...
Military says annual defense drill is defensive in nature amid NK criticism

Oct 29, 2020

The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Thursday an annual military exercise under way across the country is defensive in nature after North Korean propaganda outlets denounced it as an intolerable prov...
Paraguay airport adopts S. Korean military lab-made coronavirus test kit

Oct 28, 2020

Silvio Pettirossi International Airport in Paraguay will use a coronavirus test kit developed by a South Korean military lab, South Korea’s Armed Forces Medical Command said Wednesday. The command’s...
US flies surveillance aircraft near Korean Peninsula: aviation tracker

Oct 27, 2020

A US spy plane flew near the Korean Peninsula early Tuesday, an aviation tracker said, in what appeared to be an effort to monitor North Korea just days ahead of the US presidential election. The US...
S. Korea begins procedures to develop technologies for light aircraft carrier

Oct 27, 2020

Military officials and defense researchers were to hold their first meeting Tuesday to develop core technologies necessary to build and deploy the country's first light aircraft carrier by 2033, the ...
Conscientious objectors begin alternative service at Daejeon jail

Oct 26, 2020

The first group of conscientious objectors began their 36-month alternative service at a Daejeon jail on Monday, following a landmark court ruling two years ago that obliged the parliament to roll ou...
US pushing for flexible adjustment of troop levels overseas: defense ministry

Oct 26, 2020

The United States did not commit to maintaining its troop level in South Korea in a recent joint statement between their defense ministers because it is adjusting its overseas troop presence in a fle...
[Herald Interview] With KF-X, S. Korea eyes foothold in global fighter jet market

Oct 22, 2020

Chief engineer talks about challenges and rewards of next-generation military aircraft project ahead of prototype unveiling
S. Korean, Canadian defense chiefs vow to boost security cooperation

Oct 22, 2020

The defense chiefs of South Korea and Canada discussed security situations on the Korean Peninsula and other issues Thursday, and vowed to continue to enhance cooperation against various security cha...
Non-weapon materials brought into THAAD base after dispersal of protesters

Oct 22, 2020

The defense ministry on Thursday brought non-weapon materials and construction equipment onto a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) base in central South Korea after riot police dispersed pro...
S. Korean, Chinese defense chiefs discuss security situation, vow to boost cooperation

Oct 21, 2020

The defense chiefs of South Korea and China discussed security situations on the Korean Peninsula on Wednesday and vowed to continue exchanges and cooperation, Seoul's defense ministry said. During ...