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The commanding general of the U.S. Eighth Army said Friday his military has been working together with South Korean forces to transfer wartime operational control to Seoul as agreed, saying preparati...
Updated : 2013.05.03 21:05
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Washington has sent a “letter of acceptance” for Seoul’s project to buy Global Hawk spy drones following congressional approval for the sale, Seoul officials said Thursday. “The LOA has been deliver...
Updated : 2013.05.02 20:23
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The Defense Security Command is investigating a former weapons broker for the U.S. firm Boeing on suspicion that it had leaked classified military intelligence regarding Seoul’s projects to acquire a...
Updated : 2013.05.01 21:00
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HONGCHEON, Gangwon Province (Yonhap News) ― A South Korean Army unmanned aerial vehicle crashed on Tuesday while attempting to land on an airfield, but no casualties were reported, military officials...
Updated : 2013.04.30 20:39
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South Korean Army soldiers prepare to fire 105 mm howitzers during an exercise in Paju, South Korea, near the border village of Panmunjom. (AP-Yonhap News) North Korea’s growing threat is feeding a...
Updated : 2013.04.22 20:17
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South Korea’s project to develop the next-generation K2 battle tank faces another hurdle as its engine failed durability tests, officials at the Defense Acquisition and Procurement Administration sai...
Updated : 2013.04.22 20:09
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Following is an open letter to the Korean government, military and citizens by Burwell B. Bell, a retired U.S. Army general who served as commander of the United Nations Command, Combined Forces Comm...
Updated : 2013.04.22 20:06
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South Korea's defense ministry reaffirmed its commitment Monday to work with its American counterpart to take back wartime operational control in 2015 as scheduled, despite growing calls to delay the...
Updated : 2013.04.22 15:35
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Top South Korean and U.S. military officers reiterated Thursday that the allies would respond firmly to any North Korean provocations in accordance with their recently signed contingency plan. Durin...
Updated : 2013.04.19 09:16
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Police commandos and medics from Ajou University Hospital take part in antiterrorism and emergency treatment exercises in Seoul on Thursday. (Park Hae-mook/The Korea Herald)
Updated : 2013.04.18 20:46
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South Korea on Wednesday selected Boeing’s AH-64E Apache Guardian for a 1.8 trillion won ($1.6 billion) procurement project amid escalating military threats posed by North Korea, the Defense Acquisi...
Updated : 2013.04.17 20:54
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The Japanese ambassador to Seoul said Wednesday that Tokyo is prepared to sign a military intelligence pact with South Korea "at any time," urging Seoul to boost military partnership in the face of N...
Updated : 2013.04.17 15:40
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The Defense Ministry said Tuesday it will submit a 217.4 billion won ($194.3 million) supplementary budget to the parliament for approval to increase spending on weapons on the frontlines and shelter...
Updated : 2013.04.16 20:06
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A U.S. military helicopter crashed while landing at a front-line Army unit Tuesday, but all of three crew members and 13 U.S. soldiers on board escaped unscathed, police and military officials said. ...
Updated : 2013.04.16 15:37
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Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., the sole operator of South Korea's nuclear power plants, said Sunday that it has separated its internal computer network from the Internet in an effort to guard again...
Updated : 2013.04.14 11:24
