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Military deploys anti-drone jamming system for pilot operation

Jun 22, 2021

The military on Tuesday began a pilot operation of a drone detection and jamming system to better respond to growing threats by small unmanned aerial vehicles, the arms procurement agency said. For ...
[Newsmaker] Most victims of military sexual violence are low-ranking personnel

Jun 21, 2021

Most female victims of sexual violence in the military were soldiers and civilian workers of less than five years in service, government data showed. A majority of the perpetrators were non-commissi...
Probe under way into hacking attempts against Daewoo Shipbuilding: govt.

Jun 21, 2021

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., a major South Korean shipbuilder specializing in submarine and other naval vessels, has suffered hacking attempts by unidentified entities, prompting the...
Defense minister vows to beef up space tech after lifting of curbs on missiles

Jun 21, 2021

Defense Minister Suh Wook said Monday that South Korea will enhance its space defense capabilities and establish a system for combined operations to deal with growing space threats following the rece...
Sex crime rekindles push to overhaul military justice system

Jun 16, 2021

Lawmakers try putting military under civilian oversight after yearslong pushback
[Newsmaker] Air Force legal offices raided over death of sexually abused soldier

Jun 16, 2021

Defense ministry investigators raided the offices of the Air Force's legal affairs department Wednesday over the suicide of a sexually harassed noncommissioned officer as part of a sprawling investig...
Over half of troops under 30 receive first doses of Pfizer's vaccine

Jun 16, 2021

Over half of the service members aged under 30 have been administered with their first doses of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine since the vaccination campaign for younger soldiers began last week, the d...
Interim report on sex crime probe expected soon: official

Jun 15, 2021

An interim report on the suicide of an Air Force master sergeant who took her life after being sexually assaulted is coming out as early as next week, a senior official at the Ministry of National De...
S. Korea to deploy mobile robots, AI-based surveillance system in border areas

Jun 15, 2021

South Korea plans to deploy moving robots on guard missions and establish an artificial intelligence (AI)-based surveillance system in border areas to beef up border security, the arms procurement ag...
7 soldiers from same Army base test positive for COVID-19

Jun 15, 2021

Seven soldiers from the same Army base in the central city of Nonsan tested positive for the new coronavirus, the defense ministry said Tuesday. They were confirmed to have been infected while being...
[Newsmaker] 10 Air Force members questioned over suicide of sexually harassed soldier

Jun 15, 2021

Military prosecutors questioned 10 Air Force service members and officials in connection with the suicide of a sexually harassed noncommissioned officer amid suspicions they mishandled the sexual abu...
S. Korea, US hold combined naval salvage exercise

Jun 15, 2021

South Korea and the United States have staged a weeklong naval exercise focusing on combined diving and salvage operations, the Navy said Tuesday. The Salvage Exercise (SALVEX) Korea 2021 kicked off...
S. Korea to conduct Dokdo defense drill

Jun 15, 2021

South Korea was to stage an annual military exercise around its easternmost islets of Dokdo on Tuesday after Japan protested the planned drill and called off an agreed-upon summit between the two cou...
Army soldier dies 6 days after receiving Pfizer vaccine

Jun 14, 2021

An Army soldier in his 20s has died six days after receiving his first dose of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine, officials said Monday. The soldier, based in Seoul, was found unconscious in his barracks...
S. Korea to conduct Dokdo defense drill this week

Jun 14, 2021

South Korea plans to stage an annual military exercise on and around its easternmost islets of Dokdo this week to beef up the country's defense capabilities, sources said Monday. The drill, named th...