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Military to ban all troops from vacationing, off-installation trips over virus concerns

Nov 26, 2020

The military decided to temporarily ban all troops from vacationing and taking off-installation trips after cluster infections were reported at an Army boot camp amid a nationwide spike in virus case...
S. Korea, Indonesia reaffirm commitment to cooperation in defense industry

Nov 25, 2020

Senior defense officials of South Korea and Indonesia have held a videoconference and reaffirmed their commitment for cooperation in the defense industry, Seoul's arms procurement agency said Wednesd...
[Newsmaker] Vacation, off-base visits could be suspended for soldiers in capital area

Nov 24, 2020

Soldiers based in the Greater Seoul area could see their vacation and off-base leave suspended under the military’s tightened antivirus measures that went into effect Tuesday. The military began enf...
S. Korea to develop indigenous robot for explosives detection, removal

Nov 24, 2020

South Korea's arms procurement agency signed a contract commissioning a local defense firm to develop a robot capable of detecting and removing land mines and other explosives with indigenous technol...
Troops in greater Seoul area under tighter anti-coronavirus scheme

Nov 24, 2020

The defense ministry on Tuesday began enforcing tougher social distancing rules for service members in the Seoul metropolitan area in line with the government's elevation of the antivirus scheme. Un...
US security advisor says Korea-US ties will remain strong 'whoever the president is'

Nov 23, 2020

US National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien said Monday that the decadeslong relationship between Seoul and Washington will remain strong "whoever" is inaugurated as president in January. In a telep...
Defense Ministry to reveal latest technologies at expo

Nov 23, 2020

The Ministry of National Defense said Monday it will showcase its latest defense technologies at an intergovernmental innovation expo held online from Tuesday to Dec. 3. Other ministries as well as ...
S. Korea, US agree to boost space defense cooperation

Nov 22, 2020

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Lee Seong-yong and US chief of space operations Gen. John Raymond have held their first bilateral talks and agreed to boost cooperation to better respond to emerging spa...
USFK skips publication of annual security report this year

Nov 22, 2020

The US Forces Korea (USFK) decided not to issue its annual Korean Peninsula security report this year as it has to cope with the coronavirus pandemic and other challenging matters, officials said Sun...
US military in S. Korea to tighten coronavirus restrictions

Nov 21, 2020

The US Forces Korea was set to enforce new coronavirus restrictions for its members amid a resurgence of COVID-19 in South Korea. The US military said on its homepage Friday it will implement a two-...
US commander says ‘premature’ to set date for wartime role handover

Nov 20, 2020

United States Forces Korea Commander Gen. Robert Abrams said Friday that it was premature to speculate on a date for South Korea taking wartime operational command from the US. Washington first exer...
Defense committee passes bill allowing distinguished pop stars to defer enlistment

Nov 20, 2020

The National Assembly's defense committee on Friday approved a bill that would allow distinguished male pop culture artists to postpone their mandatory military duties. The committee gave its nod to...
Taurus seeks joint development of advanced bunker buster missile with S. Korea

Nov 20, 2020

German-Swedish defense company Taurus Sytems GmbH hopes to develop a smaller, longer-range air-based cruise missile with South Korea for the country's envisioned KF-X fighters and other aircraft, the...
Defense ministry seeks support for Korea peace process at ASEAN security meeting

Nov 19, 2020

The defense ministry on Thursday drummed up support for Seoul's efforts to build peace on the Korean Peninsula during a videoconference held among defense officials from Southeast Asian and other maj...
Military embarrassed by anti-tank missile test gone wrong

Nov 19, 2020

An anti-tank missile veered off its intended trajectory and landed in a rice field near an army shooting range during a test Thursday, South Korea’s military said. No one was hurt. The test was emba...