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N. Korea fires unidentified projectile toward East Sea: S. Korean military
North Korea fired an unidentified projectile toward the East Sea on Saturday, South Korea’s military said, in the recalcitrant regime’s latest saber-rattling that comes just days before President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol‘s inauguration. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) announced the launch, the North’s 15th show of force this year. Details were not immediately known. Military authorities here presume the launch involves a ballistic missile, a source said. The latest launch
May 7, 2022
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South Korea’s intelligence agency joins NATO’s cyber defense center as first in Asia
South Korea’s National Intelligence Service became a member of a cyberdefense center for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the state agency said on Thursday. According to NIS, it has been admitted as a contributing participant for NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence, a cyberdefense group based in Tallinn, Estonia. It is the first time an Asian country joins the group. The NATO CCDCOE is a cyberknowledge hub focused on research, training, and exercises in the fiel
May 5, 2022
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S. Korea to begin production of long-range radar prototype this year
South Korea will embark on the production of a homegrown long-range radar prototype later this year under a project to replace the existing decades-old radar systems, the country's state arms procurement agency said Wednesday. Launched in February last year, the project worth 46.7 billion won (US$37 million) is aimed at developing an advanced radar system designed to monitor foreign aircraft approaching South Korea's air defense identification zone, according to the Defense Acquisition Program A
May 4, 2022
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S. Korea, US to begin two-week combined air drills next week: sources
South Korea and the United States plan to kick off regular combined air force drills next week, informed sources said Tuesday, in yet another move to highlight their defense posture especially against North Korea's evolving missile threats. The allies are set to begin the two-week Korea Flying Training on Monday, the eve of the inauguration of President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol, who has vowed to bolster the Seoul-Washington security alliance under his slogan of "peace through strength."
May 3, 2022
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S. Korea deploys homegrown radar system to Air Force
South Korea has deployed a new homegrown radar guidance system to the Air Force to replace those that have been in use at military airports for more than three decades, the state arms procurement agency said Friday. The armed service has recently received the precision approach radar (PAR) systems used by air traffic controllers to give navigational guidance to pilots for landing, according to the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA). In 2012, DAPA and the South Korean defense firm
April 29, 2022
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U.S. Forces Korea reveals underground training
U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) has revealed its recent training at an underground facility in an apparent show of its stepped-up efforts to ensure defense readiness following North Korea‘s recent missile launches. In a recent Twitter post, the USFK’s 2nd Infantry Division disclosed a series of photos showing troops wearing gas masks and protective suits during a specialized training program. It did not reveal where and when the training occurred. “Ready First Soldiers conducted
April 28, 2022
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S. Korea, US agree on first joint research to develop defense space strategy
South Korea and the United States agreed to conduct joint research on space policy for the first time, in a bid to reinforce the alliance’s capabilities against mounting security threats in space. South Korea’s Defense Ministry and the US Defense Department held the 18th session of the Space Cooperation Working Group on Monday in Washington, the South Korean military announced Tuesday. Cho Yong-geun, the South Korean director general of the North Korea Policy Bureau at the Defense
April 26, 2022
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S. Korea, US agree on first joint space policy research
South Korea and the United States have signed their first bilateral document on joint space policy research, Seoul's defense ministry said Tuesday, in the allies' latest push to reinforce cooperation in the increasingly crucial security domain. Cho Yong-geun, the ministry's director of North Korea policy, and John D. Hill, US deputy assistant secretary of defense for space and missile defense, inked the document during a session of the Space Cooperation Working Group (SCWG) in Was
April 26, 2022
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S. Korea identifies remains of another Korean War soldier
South Korea has identified the remains of a South Korean soldier killed during the 1950-53 Korean War after their excavation from a battle site more than a decade ago, the defense ministry said Monday. The ministry's excavation team found the remains of Pvt. Kim Hak-su in Inje, 165 kilometers east of Seoul, in 2008. They were identified thanks to a DNA sample that his great-grandson had registered with the government. Born in Jincheon, 91 kilometers east of Seoul, in 1925, Kim served in the Army
April 25, 2022
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Military to resume reserve forces' field training on eased COVID-19 rules
South Korea's military will partially resume a field training program for the country's reserve forces in June, the defense ministry said Friday, in line with eased COVID-19 social distancing rules. The annual field training for the 2.75 million-strong local reserve forces was called off for the first time in 52 years in 2020 due to the pandemic. Reservists had been required to undergo a training session every year for one to three days. Effective June 2, they will be called to participate in fi
April 22, 2022
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Veterans minister to attend funeral of decorated US Korean War hero
South Korea's veterans affairs minister will attend the funeral of retired US Army Col. William E. Weber, a decorated Korean War veteran, in Maryland later this week, his office said Thursday. Hwang Ki-chul is set to attend the funeral on Friday (local time) to deliver President Moon Jae-in's condolence message to the bereaved family and console them on behalf of the Seoul government, according to the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs. "From his participation in the war to the last
April 21, 2022
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Construction of allies' new command center complete in US base in Pyeongtaek
The construction of a new command center for the combined forces of South Korea and the United States has been completed in a major American military base south of Seoul, a US Army website showed Tuesday. South Korean and US officials commemorated the completion of Command Center Humphreys in Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, 70 kilometers south of Seoul, on Thursday last week, according to the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). The new center is designed to support the operations of the allies' Co
April 19, 2022
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S. Korea, US to kick off combined springtime training this week
South Korea and the United States will begin their combined springtime military training this week to further solidify the allies' defense posture, Seoul officials said Sunday. The nine-day command post training using a computer simulation is scheduled to kick off on Monday and it does not include any field troop maneuvers, according to the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). The exercise comes amid renewed tensions by the North's weekend test of a purported new tactical guided weapon and concerns that
April 17, 2022
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Military reports 1,546 more COVID-19 cases
South Korea's military on Saturday reported 1,546 additional COVID-19 cases, raising the total caseload among its service members to 116,201. The new cases included 1,004 from the Army, 223 from the Air Force, 156 from the Navy, 94 from the Marine Corps and 57 from units under the direct control of the defense ministry. There were also five cases each from the ministry and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, along with two cases from the South Korea-U.S.Combined Forces Command. Currently, 10,814 milit
April 16, 2022
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Military reports 1,647 more COVID-19 cases
South Korea's military on Friday reported 1,647 additional COVID-19 cases, raising the total caseload among its service members to 114,656. The new cases included 1,088 from the Army, 197 from the Air Force, 139 from the Marine Corps, 137 from the Navy, and 76 from units under the direct control of the defense ministry. There were also four cases each from the South Korea-US Combined Forces Command and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and two from the ministry. Currently, 11,055 military personnel are
April 15, 2022
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S. Korea to develop laser devise for bomb disposal
South Korea will begin a 110 billion won ($89.8 million) project next year to develop a laser device to safely remove unexploded ordnance by 2027, the state arms procurement agency said Thursday. The policy and planning subcommittee of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) approved the project and plans to conduct a feasibility study and coordinate budgetary issues with related agencies, its officials said. The project aims to develop a mobile laser device to safely detonate and
April 14, 2022
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N. Korea seeks counterspace, electronic warfare capabilities against enemies: DIA
North Korea will continue focusing on enhancing and operating nonkinetic counterspace and electronic warfare capabilities to attack and disrupt the US and other adversaries’ space systems, the US military said, defining the country as an emerging challenge to the US’ space posture. The US Defense Intelligence Agency on Tuesday released a special report called “2022 Challenges to Security in Space” to address the threats to the US’ space capabilities. The report
April 13, 2022
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US aircraft carrier operates near Korean Peninsula as joint preliminary drills kick off
A US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is operating in waters off the Korean Peninsula as South Korea and the US kicked off preliminary military exercises Tuesday, military sources confirmed to The Korea Herald. The USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) “has entered the international waters of the East Sea” as of Tuesday, an informed military official, who wished to remain anonymous due to the sensitivity of the issue, said. The operation of the USS Abraham Lincoln off the Korean Peninsula
April 12, 2022
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USS Abraham Lincoln in East Sea in apparent show of force
A US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier has entered the international waters of the East Sea, informed sources said Tuesday, in an apparent show of America's military might amid concerns over possible North Korean provocations. The USS Abraham Lincoln strike group is currently in waters east of South Korea's southeastern city of Ulsan -- the first such maneuvers in the waters since late 2017, when tensions remained high due to Pyongyang's saber-rattling. The carrier group is expected to be in the
April 12, 2022
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S. Korea, US begin preparatory drills ahead of major combined training
South Korea and the United States kicked off preliminary military drills on Tuesday ahead of their major springtime combined training later this month, Seoul officials said. The allies began the four-day South Korea-led crisis management staff training (CMST) in the run-up to their command post training (CCPT) set to run from next Monday through April 28, according to the officials. Led by South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff, the CMST is designed to practice a set of procedures to respond to pos
April 12, 2022