The Korea Herald > National > Defense
-
WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) -- A close partnership between the air forces of South Korea and the United States will continue regardless of which model Seoul picks for its next-generation fighter jets, a senior U.S. official said Friday."They are strong partners and allies and I think will rem...
Updated : 2013.05.25 10:34
-
The U.S. government has notified Congress of possible sales to South Korea of armament for the F-35 or F-15 SE, one of which may be selected as South Korea's new fighter jet, according to a Pentagon agency Thursday.South Korea plans to purchase 60 advanced jets to replace its aging fleet o...
Updated : 2013.05.24 09:35
-
The European Aerospace Defense and Space Company (EADS) on Thursday offered to invest US$2 billion in South Korea's long-delayed fighter jet development project if it wins Seoul's jet procurement deal.The multinational defense firm made the offer as its Eurofighter Tranche 3 has been compe...
Updated : 2013.05.23 15:35
-
Updated : 2013.05.22 20:57
-
President Park Geun-hye reaffirmed Wednesday that South Korea would not provide any concessions or assistance in response to North Korean saber-rattling. “During my visit to the U.S., President (Bara...
Updated : 2013.05.22 20:52
-
South Korea will seek to rebuild trust with North Korea by offering humanitarian aid to Pyongyang if inter-Korean dialogue is reopened, a top security official said, despite months of high tensions triggered by the North’s nuclear test. Ju Chul-ki, the senior presidential secretary for fo...
Updated : 2013.05.22 20:51
-
The Seoul government on Monday awarded outgoing U.S. Eighth Army Commander Lt. Gen. John D. Johnson an order of national security merit for his contribution to maintaining peace and security on the Ko...
Updated : 2013.05.20 21:08
-
South Korea has deployed to its western frontline islands the Israeli-made Spike missiles capable of launching precision strikes on North Korea’s coastal artillery pieces hidden in mountain caves and...
Updated : 2013.05.19 21:25
-
U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert visited South Korea last week to discuss the allies’ naval cooperation and exchanges to better deter North Korea’s provocations, Seoul offici...
Updated : 2013.05.19 20:02
-
South Korea has placed Israeli precision-guided missiles capable of striking North Korean coastal artillery on its Yellow Sea border islands, a military official said Sunday."Dozens of Spike missiles and their launchers have recently been deployed on Baengnyeong and Yeonpyeong islands," an...
Updated : 2013.05.19 12:20
-
WASHINGTON— President Barack Obama plans to replace the top commander of U.S. forces in Korea, the Pentagon announced Friday, a move that comes as North Korea shows no signs of returning to dialogue aimed at easing military tensions and denuclearizing the peninsula.Defense Secretary Chuck...
Updated : 2013.05.18 10:52
-
South Korea and the United States on Monday began two days of joint naval exercises off the east coast involving the nuclear-powered U.S. aircraft carrier.The 97,000-ton USS Nimitz (CVN 68) left the southeastern port of Busan earlier in the day for the exercises with South Korea's Navy in ...
Updated : 2013.05.13 10:58
-
BUSAN (AFP) ― A U.S. naval strike group led by the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz arrived off South Korea Saturday for drills, following joint exercises that infuriated North Korea.The Nimitz Strike Gro...
Updated : 2013.05.12 20:25
-
BUSAN (AFP) - A U.S. naval strike group led by the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz arrived off South Korea Saturday for drills, following joint exercises that infuriated North Korea. The Nimitz S...
Updated : 2013.05.11 14:00
-
The defense ministry on Thursday ruled out South Korea's participation in the American-led missile defense system, saying it will focus on developing its own program to defend itself from North Korea's missile threats.Whether to join a U.S.-led missile defense system involving ground-based...
Updated : 2013.05.09 16:14
