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Lockheed denies involvement in espionage case

Aug 5, 2011

After a former South Korean air force chief was indicted on charges of leaking military secrets to Lockheed Martin, the U.S. defense firm Thursday denied any illicit activity on its side. South Kore...
Korea gets first early warning aircraft

Aug 1, 2011

‘Peace Eye’ expected to bolster military reconnaissance capabilities The first early warning and control aircraft, which will significantly bolster South Korea’s reconnaissance capabilities, arrived...
S. Korea, Indonesia to begin research on fighter jet

Aug 1, 2011

South Korea and Indonesia will begin their joint technological research to develop new fighter jets on Tuesday in accordance with their agreement signed in April, officials at the state acquisition a...
Japanese lawmakers arrive at S. Korean airport despite entry ban

Aug 1, 2011

Three Japanese lawmakers arrived at a South Korean airport on Monday, defying Seoul's repeated warnings that their entry will be banned due to their attempt to reassert Tokyo's claim to the South Kor...
U.S. army chief of staff visited South Korea

Jul 30, 2011

U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey made a two-day trip to South Korea earlier this week, the militaries of South Korea and the U.S. said Saturday. Dempsey, the nominee to become chairma...
Korea to send 39 troops to PKO exercise in Mongolia

Jul 29, 2011

South Korea will send 39 troops to Mongolia later this week for an annual international peacekeeping exercise, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Friday. At the invitation of the Mongolian military, the...
Lee unable to guarantee safe visit for controversial Japanese lawmakers

Jul 27, 2011

President Lee Myung-bak has warned that the safety of four Japanese lawmakers could be at risk if they press ahead with a trip here seen as aimed at bolstering Tokyo's claims to the South's easternmo...
Civic group unveils rampant sex offenses in military

Jul 24, 2011

Sex offenses among male soldiers happened once every week on average in the South Korean military between 2009 and last year, but offenders got away with light punishment, data obtained from the defe...
New USFK commander vows to defend S. Korea against aggression

Jul 21, 2011

The new commander of U.S. forces stationed in South Korea said their mission is to protect the South against outside aggression and maintain stability in the region. In a posting entitled "Command P...
Four candidates short-listed in Korea's stealth jet project

Jul 20, 2011

Korea will acquire a new generation of stealth fighter jets from overseas to better counter North Korean provocations, the local defense procurement agency said Wednesday. The Defense Acquisition Pr...
No sign of drums at alleged chemicals site

Jul 20, 2011

Investigators say area D test results expected to come out by late July A joint Korea-U.S. team investigating the alleged burial of Agent Orange at one of the American army camps here detected no tr...
Marine Corps to take stringent steps to stamp out abuse at barracks

Jul 18, 2011

Measures to include disbanding of units found to have serious problems The Marine Corps is seeking to introduce a set of severe measures to stamp out physical and verbal abuse in its units, which ha...
China discloses J-10 fighter jet base to S. Korean defense chief

Jul 18, 2011

China disclosed a J-10 fighter jet base to the visiting South Korean defense minister last week, a defense official in Seoul said Sunday, a move signaling Beijing's intent to further strengthen bilat...
S. Korea's defense minister seeks return of Korean War POWs in China

Jul 14, 2011

BEIJING (Yonhap News) – South Korea's Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin requested China's cooperation for the safe return of South Korean prisoners of war (POWs) who are currently in China following thei...
Military to mobilize reservists in case of N.K. provocations

Jul 14, 2011

The Cabinet has passed a new ordinance on war preparation to allow the military to mobilize some reservists and civilian vehicles in case of localized provocations, officials said Thursday. This mov...