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S. Korean, US troops begin joint field training

A combined field training of South Korean and US troops got under way Sunday as scheduled, defense officials said amid a nascent peace mood on the divided peninsula. More than 11,500 service members...

Apr 1, 2018
Defense
S. Korea’s first stealth fighter unveiled

Following its first public debut of F-35A fighter jets, South Korea kick-started its efforts to deploy the fifth-generation stealth fighters amid growing uncertainty over the security landscape ahead...

Mar 29, 2018
Defense
Pilot error to blame for crash of Black Eagles jet: Air Force

Following a monthslong investigation into the crash of an aircraft participating in an international air show in Singapore in February, the Air Force announced Wednesday the accident was caused by a ...

Mar 28, 2018
Defense
Korea may agree to pay more for US troops: Victor Cha

South Korea may agree to shoulder a larger burden of the cost of stationing US troops on its soil as part of the two nations' deal on trade, a former White House official said Monday. Victor Cha, wh...

Mar 27, 2018
Defense
Navy stages drills to commemorate 2010 Cheonan sinking

South Korea's Navy conducted sea drills in the country's eastern and southern waters Monday on the eighth anniversary of a deadly torpedo attack by North Korea, a defense official said. More than 10...

Mar 26, 2018
Defense
Prime minister vows strong defense against N. Korea despite conciliatory mood

Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon said Friday that South Korea won't let its guard down and will ensure its defense against North Korea despite the recent conciliatory mood with the provocative communist na...

Mar 23, 2018
Defense
Debate over garrison decree roils South Korea

Since the Syngman Rhee administration in 1950, the South Korean government has had the authority to issue a decree and mobilize the armed forces in order to maintain public order in the event of disa...

Mar 22, 2018
Defense
S. Korea, US issue different statements on resumption of joint drills

The South Korean military and US Pentagon on Tuesday issued differing statements regarding the duration of their upcoming joint military exercises, raising suspicions of an attempt by Seoul to contai...

Mar 20, 2018
Defense
S. Korea, US to start scaled down joint drills on April 1

A postponed South Korea-US joint military exercise will resume April 1, South Korean and the US militaries said Tuesday, with its field-training Foal Eagle to be halved in length from two months to o...

Mar 20, 2018
Defense
Resumption of S. Korea-US joint drills to be announced Tuesday

A timetable for the postponed South Korea-US joint military drills is to be announced Tuesday, the allies’ militaries said Monday, amid speculations that the scope of the annual exercise may be scale...

Mar 19, 2018
Defense
S. Korea, US to announce joint military training schedule Tuesday

Following months of strategic reticence, South Korea and the United States will soon reveal the schedule of their combined military drills, defense sources here said Monday. "The two sides plan to a...

Mar 19, 2018
Defense
Kim would do 'victory dance' if US troops left Korea: US commander

WASHINGTON -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un would do a "victory dance" if the United States pulled its troops from South Korea, a top US military commander said Thursday. Adm. Harry Harris, chief ...

Mar 16, 2018
Defense
Ministry vows to cut mandatory military service period despite public concerns

South Korea's defense ministry said Thursday it remains committed to implementing President Moon Jae-in's election pledge to shorten the mandatory service period of rank-and-file soldiers by three mo...

Mar 15, 2018
Defense
N. Korea claims S. Koreans want withdrawal of US forces

North Korea on Wednesday slammed the ongoing negotiations between South Korea and the United States to renew their deal on defense cost sharing, claiming that South Koreans want the withdrawal of US ...

Mar 14, 2018
Defense
Military to revisit past sexual assault cases

The Defense Ministry on Monday pledged to reinvestigate past sexual assault cases, accelerating its efforts to eradicate the past wrongdoings amid the #MeToo campaign sweeping across the nation. The...

Mar 12, 2018
Defense

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