The Korea Herald

S. Korea adds cyber-security to defense plan

Jan 4, 2012

South Korean military to enhance readiness on border and improve conditions for conscripts The South Korean military has included cyberspace in its comprehensive defense plan, the Ministry of Nation...
U.S. Forces Korea extends curfew on military staff

Jan 3, 2012

The U.S. Forces Korea commander on Tuesday extended the off-base curfew on military personnel until further notice. The new curfew begins Jan. 7 at 1 a.m. The hours of the curfew are from 1 a.m. to ...
Ministry to complete cleanup of ex-U.S. bases this week

Dec 29, 2011

The defense ministry said Thursday it is scheduled to finish cleaning up former U.S. military bases returned to South Korea by the end of this week. The ministry said 16 former U.S. installations ha...
Spy plane ‘Peace Eye’ to fly in exercises

Dec 27, 2011

A U.S.-made advanced surveillance aircraft will take part in live military drills next year for the first time since joining the Air Force here in September, an official said Tuesday. An Air Force o...
Ship carrying missiles trying to avoid typhoon

Dec 27, 2011

A Britain-registered ship carrying missiles to South Korea has been detained in Finland after trying to avoid a typhoon, a South Korean official said Tuesday. According to the official with the Defe...
‘U.S. forces S. Korea to delay purchase of Global Hawk’

Dec 26, 2011

South Korea’s plan to purchase Global Hawk unmanned reconnaissance planes has been put off by one year as the U.S. government has not agreed to the sale yet, a government source said Monday. With th...
Seoul to buy French spy planes, use against N.K.

Dec 26, 2011

South Korea plans to buy two advanced reconnaissance planes from France by 2015, to allow the military to intercept radio messages from of North Korea, a government source said Monday. The South’s m...
S. Korea to buy 2 advanced spy planes from France

Dec 26, 2011

SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to buy two advanced reconnaissance planes from France by 2015, to allow the military to intercept radio messages from of North Korea, a government source ...
Impounded missiles will be brought here: ministry

Dec 23, 2011

The British-registered Thor Liberty is docked on December 21, 2011 in the Mussalo harbor of the port of Kotka, about 120 kms (75 miles) from Helsinki. (AFP) Seoul’s Defense Ministry said Friday that...
Daewoo wins submarine contract for Indonesian navy

Dec 21, 2011

Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering signed a contract to build three submarines for the Indonesian navy on Tuesday. The contract calls for DSME to build three 1,400-ton submarines for the Ind...
Seoul ups information security level on Kim’s death

Dec 20, 2011

Armed forces reinforce cyber security, monitoring of movement South Korean military’s information operations condition or INFOCON level was raised to four following the announcement of Kim Jong-il’s...
Seoul reconsiders lighting Christmas towers near border

Dec 20, 2011

Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin said Tuesday he will "reconsider" the plan to light Christmas tree towers near the border this week, as South Korea looks to take a low-key stance after the death of Nor...
Seoul to develop stealth infiltration boats: source

Dec 18, 2011

South Korea is pushing to develop infiltration boats equipped with stealth functions as part of efforts to increase its maritime combat ability, a military source said Saturday. “(The military) is p...
S. Korea to develop stealth infiltration boats: source

Dec 17, 2011

South Korea is pushing to developinfiltration boats equipped with stealth functions as part of efforts to increase its maritime combat ability, a military source said Saturday. "(The military) is pu...
South Korea unveils own interceptor missile

Dec 15, 2011

South Korea on Thursday unveiled an indigenous interceptor missile built to counter North Korean jets and missiles. The Agency for Defense Development (ADD) introduced the Iron Hawk-II surface-to-ai...