The Korea Herald

Veterans ministry prepares to mark 60th anniv. of armistice

Apr 1, 2013

South Korea will hold a variety of events at home and abroad to mark the 60th anniversary of signing the Korean War Armistice Agreement as a way to honor those who made sacrifices during the three-year conflict, government officials said Monday. The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs reported its 2013 policy plan to President Park Geun-hye at the defense ministry, which centers on expandi...
S. Korea completes development of indigenous utility helicopter

Mar 29, 2013

South Korea has completed development of an indigenous light utility helicopter after six years as the country moves to replace its aging fleet of choppers, the state arms procurement agency said Friday. The Defense Acquisition and Procurement Agency launched a project to build a two-engine transport utility helicopter in 2006 to replace UH-1H attack helicopters and 500MD light helicopters, whic...
B-2 stealth bombers conduct firing drills on peninsula

Mar 28, 2013

Seoul to import bunker busters in May to strengthen deterrence against North Korea
U.S. B-2 stealth bomber conducts first firing drill in Korea

Mar 28, 2013

SEOUL -- The United States air force's nuclear-capable B-2 stealth bombers carried out its first-ever firing drill over the Korean Peninsula on Thursday, the Combined Forces Command said, sending another strong warning to North Korea, which has threatened a preemptive nuclear attack on the U.S. and South Korea. The U.S. Strategic Command sent two B-2 Spirit Bombers for "a long-duration, round-tr...
Seoul faces tough choice in fighter procurement

Mar 27, 2013

Lockheed Martin hints at less than $125m price tag for Korea, confident of F-35’s delivery time
33rd Fighter Wing, training hub for F-35

Mar 27, 2013

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Florida ― The 33rd Fighter Wing at the Eglin Air Force Base is currently the one and only center for training F-35 pilots and maintenance crew. With an array of high-tech facilities including simulators and life-size mockups, the command featuring the integration of the Marine Corps, Air Force and Navy offers necessary education to transition to the fifth-generation fighter...
Military lifts alert near border after finding no sign of N.K. intrusion

Mar 27, 2013

South Korea's front-line military unit had been briefly on its highest status of alert after discovering an "unidentified object" in a border fence that separates the two Koreas, but lifted the alert as they found no signs of intrusion from the North, a military official said Wednesday. A South Korean soldier threw a grenade at the object after discovering it while guarding a military post in Hw...
S. Korea remembers fallen soldiers on third anniversary

Mar 26, 2013

S. Korea remembers fallen soldiers on third anniversary of warship sinking
Seoul holds drill to mark anniversary of Cheonan sinking

Mar 25, 2013

South Korea's Navy carried out maritime drills in the tensely guarded western sea on Monday ahead of the third anniversary of the sinking of the Cheonan warship by North Korea, amid high tensions with the communist country that has issued repeated threats of war. The 1,200-ton Navy corvette with 104 personnel aboard sank in waters of Baengnyeong Island in Yellow Sea on March 26, 2010, killing 46...
Minister, military leaders pay respect to Cheonan sailors

Mar 25, 2013

Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin and top military leaders paid their respects to the 46 deceased sailors of the ill-fated corvette Cheonan on Monday, a day before the third anniversary of its sinking by a North Korean torpedo attack. To mark the third anniversary, the government is holding a memorial ceremony at Daejeon National Cemetery on Tuesday morning. President Park Geun-hye and some 5,000 pe...
Korea, U.S. set up plan to counter N.K. provocation

Mar 24, 2013

Seoul and Washington signed a contingency plan to “immediately and decisively” counter North Korean provocations, the allies’ militaries announced Sunday. Under the plan the South would lead counter-provocation operations with the U.S. providing support, they said. It was signed by Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Jung Seung-jo and Combined Forces Command chief James D. Thurman Friday and ...
[Newsmaker] Defense chief faces another tough term

Mar 24, 2013

Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin faces another tough term with tasks ranging from deterring North Korea to preparing for major shifts in military structure and command system, and to boosting the morale of the armed forces. Cheong Wa Dae announced Friday that Kim would retain his post as controversy-laden Kim Byung-kwan withdrew his nomination for defense minister amid a series of allegations of mi...
Presidential cyber security secretary mulled

Mar 24, 2013

The government is considering instituting a cyber security secretary in the presidential office of national security following Wednesday’s hacking attacks on broadcasters and banks, ruling party officials said Sunday. After the attacks, calls surged for the government to create a control tower dedicated to handling the new threat, which North Korea appears increasingly keen to use to disrupt or ...
U.S. commander says joint war games ended in 'success'

Mar 21, 2013

A top U.S. commander said Thursday the recently concluded joint U.S.-South Korea military exercises were a good first step for Seoul to rehearse a scenario in which it is set to play a leading role in defending itself. Amid heightened North Korean war rhetoric, South Korea and the U.S. ended a 10-day military exercise, code-named Key Resolve. About 10,000 South Korean and 3,000 U.S. troops took...
Seoul faces growing cyber warfare challenges

Mar 21, 2013

Seoul faces daunting challenges of countering growing cyber threats that gained fresh attention after Wednesday’s hacking attacks on broadcasters and banks. The government, military and private sector have been beefing up their chiefly passive defense to safeguard the country’s heavily intertwined computer networks from outside intrusions. While probes are under way to determine the latest atta...