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THAAD, ‘decapitation’ raid add to allies’ new drills
South Korea and the US launched their annual Key Resolve military exercise Monday, which involves scenarios for the employment of US anti-missile assets and special warfare forces tasked with removing North Korea’s leadership in a contingency. For the first time, the allies are expected to apply an operational guideline to use the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense battery during the initial phase of the computer-based drill to intercept incoming ballistic missiles from the North. Fighter jets,
March 13, 2017
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Boeing wins 5-year contract to sustain Korea's F-15K fleet
Boeing has won a five-year contract to continue to provide maintenance services for South Korea's F-15K aircraft, the US aircraft company said Monday.Boeing has been sustaining the Korean Air Force's F-15K fleet since 2012, the St. Louis-based aircraft maker said in a statement released on Sunday (US time)."This approach guarantees materials and technical support required for aircraft maintenance over many years while managing costs," Tim Buerk, director of Boeing's F-15 sustainment in the Far E
March 13, 2017
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US to deploy unmanned attack aircraft to Korea: source
The United States will deploy an unmanned attack aircraft to its military unit in South Korea to enhance its strike capabilities against ground targets in North Korea, a military official said Monday. "The US Army has begun the process to dispatch a squadron, which will operate the Grey Eagle unmanned aircraft, to a US unit in Gunsan (274 kilometers south of Seoul)," the official told Yonhap News Agency asking not to be identified.Grey Eagle unmanned aircraft (Yonhap)Escalating nuclear and missi
March 13, 2017
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Air Force drilling to counter N. Korean provocations
South Korea's Air Force said Monday that they are conducting a weeklong air combat exercise this week to practice their readiness against possible provocations from North Korea and their counterattack operations.Some 50 Air Force assets, including the F-15K and FA-50 fighters, and 500 airmen from 15 Air Force units are mobilized for the drill which began last Friday, the Air Force said in a statement.Air Force fighters participating in a drill. (Yonhap)The "Soaring Eagle" exercise, which runs th
March 13, 2017
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Top Korea, US military officials visit Carl Vinson aircraft
Top South Korean and US military officials on Sunday visited an aircraft carrier taking part in the ongoing joint military exercises, Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said Monday. JCS Chairman Gen. Lee Sun-jin and Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, commander of US forces in South Korea, visited the nuclear-powered USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier during the annual drill. "The aircraft carrier group's participation in the Foal Eagle exercise shows that US strategic assets could be deployed at any time to the K
March 13, 2017
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Allies to hold annual Key Resolve exercise
South Korea and the United States will begin the Key Resolve joint military exercise Monday amid heightening tensions following the North's recent missile test and the killing of its leader's half brother, the defense ministry said.The computer-simulated command post exercise will be held until March 24.During the period the ministry plans to heighten the level of alertness against the North's possible provocations. The allies are also conducting Foal Eagle, a field training exercise involving g
March 12, 2017
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Korea plans to study how to use drones for 'swarming warfare'
The South Korean Army plans to study ways to introduce "swarming warfare" in its tactical operations, which uses scores of drones equipped with high explosive bombs, a military official here said Sunday. "We're planning to make a full-fledged research on applying military swarming, which is already in operational use in the United States, China and Russia, to our ground and naval operations," the official said. A group of 300 drones flies at a military festival at South Korea's military headquar
March 12, 2017
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Defense chief calls for vigilance following Park's ouster
South Korea's top military officials on Friday called for vigilance against any possible North Korean provocations following the Constitutional Court's ruling to remove President Park Geun-hye from office. In a video conference with military commanders, Defense Minister Han Min-koo told them to maintain watertight vigilance against the North, the defense ministry said in a statement. In this photo, taken on March 10, 2017, and provided by the defense ministry, Defense Minister Han Min-koo holds
March 10, 2017
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THAAD deployment won't be affected by Park's ouster
South Korea's military on Friday vowed to push ahead with the deployment of an advanced US missile defense system "as quickly as possible," unaffected by the political crisis following the ouster of President Park Geun-hye.Currently, Seoul and Washington plan to install the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system in South Korea in a couple of months. (Yonhap)As the Constitutional Court approved the president's impeachment, the allies are expected to advance the deployment before a presidentia
March 10, 2017
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Korea to send 12th team of soldiers to UAE in military ties
South Korea plans to send more than 130 soldiers to the United Arab Emirates Friday to replace a similar number of service members tasked with boosting bilateral military cooperation, the defense ministry said.The 139-strong unit, composed of the Navy's UDT/SEAL and other special operation forces, will carry out the duty of helping train the Middle Eastern country's special forces and protect South Korean residents there in case of an emergency, the ministry said in a statement. In this photo ta
March 10, 2017
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FM Yun vows no policy change after Park's impeachment
South Korea's foreign minister called for diplomats stationed overseas on Friday to do their utmost in assuring host countries that there will be no change in policy direction even after the president was impeached, the ministry said.(Yonhap)Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se made the appeal in a telegram sent to diplomats working at the country's overseas missions after the Constitutional Court upheld the impeachment of Park Geun-hye over a massive influence-peddling scandal.The court ruling immedia
March 10, 2017
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Korea raises cyberattack alert level
South Korea said Thursday that it raised the alert level against cyberattacks by one notch in a bid to better fend off an expected increase in cyberattacks from North Korea and others on the country's major agencies and businesses.The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning raised its alert level to its second-highest level as of 6:00 p.m.The country's cyberalert system consists of a five-notch scale, with the third-highest level issued when an attack is detected.The ministry said hacking a
March 9, 2017
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Seoul rejects Beijing's proposal to halt joint drills with US
South Korea's military said Thursday the joint annual exercises with the United States will continue as planned one day after China requested a halt. On Wednesday, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi proposed that North Korea suspend its nuclear and missile activities in return for a halt in the war drills by Seoul and Washington. Defense ministry spokesman Moon Sang-gyun (Yonhap)In response, Moon Sang-gyun, spokesman for South Korea's defense ministry, said in a press briefing, "The joint exercise
March 9, 2017
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White House: THAAD 'critical' to S. Korea's defense
The US THAAD missile defense system being installed in South Korea is "critical" to defending the Asian ally from North Korean threats, the White House said Wednesday."We're very troubled by the launch of missiles that have occurred from North Korea. I think that's why the THAAD missile system that we've started to deploy into South Korea is so important," White House press secretary Sean Spicer said at a regular briefing."We're continuing to work with the government of South Korea to make sure
March 9, 2017
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Acting president renews vow to carry out THAAD deployment
South Korea's Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Wednesday reiterated Seoul's determination to press ahead with the installation of a US missile defense system to the peninsula despite strong objections from China and liberal opposition parties.During a joint commissioning ceremony of major military academies, Hwang underscored the need to install a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense battery in the South to cope with North Korea's possible nuclear provocations.Acting President
March 8, 2017
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THAAD radar system to be delivered this month: source
The powerful "X-band" radar, a core part of the advanced US missile defense system being deployed in South Korea, will be delivered within this month, a military official said Wednesday.On Monday night, two missile launchers and other equipment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system arrived at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, 70 kilometers south of Seoul."X-band" radar (Yonhap)"The radar system for THAAD will be delivered within this month to undergo an operational test," the official tol
March 8, 2017
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Korea begins THAAD deployment: military
In a surprise move, South Korea and the United States began deploying the highly controversial anti-missile system here, just hours after North Korea test-fired ballistic missiles that it said were aimed at US bases in Japan. The allies confirmed Tuesday that two launchers of the US’ Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system arrived in South Korea’s Osan Air Base late Monday via the C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft. They are the first batch of the missile defense system designed to enhan
March 7, 2017
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US missile systems form shield against N. Korean threats
A US missile defense system being deployed here is expected to enhance the capabilities of Seoul and Washington to counter Pyongyang's escalating missile threats, though it may not be a panacea, officials and experts here said Tuesday.The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system will form an effective multiple-interception system at the terminal phase when it goes together with the PAC-3 system, they said. THAAD is designed to intercept short and mid-range missiles which have a range of up to
March 7, 2017
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S. Korea reiterates nuke-free stance amid talk of redeploying US nukes to Korea
South Korea will stick to its policy of keeping the Korean Peninsula free of any nuclear weapons, the foreign ministry said Tuesday, amid growing talk of the US' possible deployment of its tactical nuclear weapons to South Korea to tackle North Korea's nuclear threats."I am aware that the various opinions are laid out amid North Korea's ever-increasing nuclear threats," ministry spokesman Cho Jung-hyuck said in a press briefing, referring to a recent US news report that the Donald Trump administ
March 7, 2017
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Annual excavation of war dead to begin next week
The Ministry of National Defense said Tuesday that its annual excavation work for the remains of South Korean soldiers who fell during the 1950-53 Korean War will kick off in Gapyeong, east of Seoul, next Monday.This year's excavation will continue through Nov. 10 in fiercely contested areas during the war, the ministry said. (Yonhap)Some 100,000 soldiers will participate in the eight-month project with a goal of excavating about 700 remains of soldiers killed during the war and identifying them
March 7, 2017