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[Contribution] Korea’s first locally-built AESA radar will become the eyes of KF-X fighter jets

Aug 6, 2020

Radar experts call airborne radar the “flower of radar” for all the cutting-edge technologies used in its development. It is also the most difficult and challenging R&D field, as only a limited numbe...
[Herald Interview] Arms procurement chief lauds ‘hidden’ defense tech champions

Aug 4, 2020

Veteran state auditor becomes go-to troubleshooter for local defense firms tapping global market
US names new envoy for defense cost-sharing talks

Aug 4, 2020

WASHINGTON -- The US State Department has named a new envoy for defense cost-sharing negotiations with South Korea and other nations, a department spokesperson said Monday. Donna Welton, who recentl...
Military embarrassed by surveillance camera footage mapping defector’s exit route

Jul 31, 2020

The 24-year-old North Korean defector who recently returned to the North was detected multiple times by the South Korean military before reaching his destination, an internal investigation revealed F...
S. Korea's first military satellite successfully reaches orbit

Jul 31, 2020

South Korea's first military communications satellite successfully reached its final position in the geostationary orbit Friday, 10 days after its liftoff, the arms procurement agency said. The Anas...
Southeastern counties agree to co-host new military airport

Jul 30, 2020

The defense ministry announced Thursday that two southeastern counties have agreed to co-host a new military airport, a breakthrough that will speed up the relocation process that had stalled for mon...
S. Korea, US have 'firm shared understanding' on importance of USFK: defense ministry

Jul 30, 2020

South Korea and the United States share a "firm" understanding on the role and importance of the US Forces Korea (USFK), the defense ministry said Thursday, amid concerns Washington may try to cut US...
[News Analysis] Fettered for decades, Seoul to strengthen space push

Jul 29, 2020

With a major hurdle lifted on rocket propellants, South Korea is set to double up its efforts to build a foothold in space, eyeing, above anything else, the country’s first ship to land on the moon a...
Military to resume reserve forces' training in September in scaled-back manner over coronavirus

Jul 29, 2020

The defense ministry decided to hold this year's regular training sessions for reserve forces in a scaled-back manner starting in September after monthslong delay due to the new coronavirus, official...
Military to halt contentious practice of jailing rule breakers

Jul 28, 2020

Starting next Wednesday, soldiers who break rules while on active duty will not face detention at a guardhouse. The military is putting an end to the 124-year-old practice, which critics say constitu...
S. Korea, US to hold summertime exercise for OPCON transfer test, readiness: ministry

Jul 28, 2020

South Korea and the United States plan to use an upcoming combined exercise to better prepare for Seoul to regain wartime operational control of its forces from Washington and to maintain their joint...
12 more USFK-affiliated Americans test positive for new coronavirus

Jul 27, 2020

Seven more American service members and five dependents tested positive for the new coronavirus upon arrival in South Korea, the US Forces Korea said Monday. Five service personnel and three family ...
Army's UH-1H choppers retired after 52 years of service

Jul 27, 2020

The Army's decades-old fleet of UH-1H helicopters are being retired this week, with South Korea's homegrown multi-role chopper Surion replacing them, the military said Monday. The Army held a retire...
Hanwha ships prototype fighting vehicles to Australia in W5tr Redback deal

Jul 26, 2020

“There is no doubt that the Redback goes beyond the level of defense capabilities the Australian Army had originally requested,” the official said. The official also said the vehicle -- equipped wit...
Hanwha Defense to send prototypes of new armored vehicle to Australia

Jul 26, 2020

CHANGWON -- Hanwha Defense Co., a South Korean defense manufacturer, said Sunday it will deliver the prototypes of its newly developed armored vehicle to Australia as part of its bid for Canberra's $...