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Navy joins US-led four-nation maritime exercise in Pacific

Sept 12, 2020

The South Korean Navy has joined a US-led multinational maritime exercise in the Pacific, military officials said Saturday. According to the officials, the navies of South Korea, the United States, ...
Full scale S. Korea-US drills not in near sight: US Army chief

Sept 9, 2020

US Army chief Gen. James McConville said Tuesday he does not see South Korea and the United States returning soon to their full-scale joint military exercises, amid the coronavirus pandemic. “We thi...
Seoul, Washington to hold biannual defense talks this week

Sept 9, 2020

South Korea and the US will hold biannual defense talks this week, discussing regional security and bilateral issues, including the planned transfer of wartime operational control from Washington to ...
S. Korea to begin production of 120-mm self-propelled mortar system

Sept 9, 2020

South Korea has decided to mass-produce a newly developed 120-millimeter self-propelled mortar system later this year, the arms procurement agency said Wednesday. The government held a defense proje...
Military trauma center to open early to treat COVID-19

Sept 7, 2020

The South Korean military said Monday it was opening its trauma center early on Wednesday to help with coronavirus care amid a surge in the number of critically ill COVID-19 patients here. The center...
US flies spy aircraft over S. Korea ahead of N. Korea's founding anniversary

Sept 4, 2020

A US surveillance aircraft has flown over South Korea earlier this week, an aviation tracker said Friday, on an apparent mission to monitor North Korea. The US Air Force's E-8C, or JSTARS, was spott...
[Newsmaker] Hanwha named preferred bidder for W1tr Australia artillery project

Sept 3, 2020

South Korean defense firm Hanwha Defense was named the preferred bidder for an artillery project worth about 1 trillion won ($842 million) in Australia, which involves building self-propelled K9 howi...
Army soldier tests positive for new coronavirus after contact with infected colleague

Sept 3, 2020

An Army soldier stationed in the eastern coastal county of Yangyang tested positive for the new coronavirus after coming into contact with an infected colleague, the defense ministry said Thursday. ...
Military doctors to be dispatched to treat COVID-19

Sept 2, 2020

South Korean military doctors will be dispatched to understaffed civilian health facilities to help treat coronavirus patients, as trainee doctors continue their strike amid a surge in the number of ...
S. Korea seeks biggest defense budget at W53tr

Sept 1, 2020

The Ministry of National Defense said Tuesday that it was seeking a 5 percent increase in its budget for next year, with most of the total 52.9 trillion won ($44.7 billion) linked to personnel traini...
Air Force chief tapped to head Joint Chiefs of Staff

Aug 31, 2020

Air Force chief Won In-choul was named to lead the country’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Ministry of National Defense said Monday. “He is an operations expert with initiative to power through defense...
Defense ministry extends restrictions on troop vacation amid fight

Aug 30, 2020

The defense ministry said Sunday that it will extend a ban on military draftees' vacations and off-base movement by one week, as the country is practicing stricter social distancing to curb the sprea...
Russian warplanes violate S. Korea's air defense zone again

Aug 29, 2020

South Korean officials said Saturday two Russian military planes briefly violated the country's air defense identification zone (KADIZ) the previous day for the second time in 10 days. The planes, p...
Army chief named to lead Defense Ministry

Aug 28, 2020

Army chief Gen. Suh Wook was tapped to head the Ministry of National Defense, Cheong Wa Dae said Friday at a briefing. “He is experienced in field operations and strategy and has as well exceptional...
Civilian Army worker at unit participating in joint exercise with US tests positive for COVID-19

Aug 26, 2020

A civilian Army worker tested positive for the new coronavirus Wednesday, forcing hundreds of troops at his unit into quarantine, including some participating in an ongoing joint exercise with the Un...