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U.S. delays missile test as tensions rise: source

The U.S. Defense Department has delayed an intercontinental ballistic missile test that had been planned for next week at an Air Force base in California amid mounting tensions with North Korea, a se...

Updated : 2013.04.07 09:07

Pentagon approves fighter jet sale to Seoul

The U.S. Defense Department has notified Congress of the possible sale of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 stealth warplane or Boeing’s F-15 Silent Eagle to South Korea, which is to pick the winner of its figh...

Updated : 2013.04.04 20:11

Allied cohesion at core of N.K. deterrence

YANGJU, Gyeonggi Province ― North Korea’s increasing threats have sent South Korean and U.S. military planners racing to beef up weapons systems and upgrade strategies. To frontline commanders, mu...

Updated : 2013.04.02 20:26

Pressure builds on China as U.S. ups might in Korea

Pressure appears to be piling on China to tame its unruly ally North Korea as Pyongyang’s provocations have led to an increased U.S. military presence around the Korean Peninsula. Washington has se...

Updated : 2013.04.02 20:24

Defense Ministry to establish cyber policy department

South Korea’s Defense Ministry will establish a new department to oversee cyber deterrence policies and prepare information security measures to better deal with the emerging form of threats, a senio...

Updated : 2013.04.02 20:14

U.S. destroyer sent to S. Korea coast: official

The United States has positioned a destroyer off the coast of South Korea to defend against a possible missile strike, a U.S. official said, as the South vowed a strong response to any provocation fr...

Updated : 2013.04.02 09:46

Park to hold security ministers' meeting amid N.K. threats

South Korean President Park Geun-hye was to hold a meeting of Cabinet ministers related to foreign affairs and security on Tuesday amid North Korea's near-daily threats of war on the Korean Peninsula...

Updated : 2013.04.02 09:44

F-22 Raptors join U.S. might in Korea

Two F-22 stealth fighter jets have joined the ongoing South Korea-U.S. annual military drills here, the U.S. Forces Korea said Monday, in the latest show of force against North Korea. The radar-evad...

Updated : 2013.04.01 20:06

Seoul to develop plan for cyber attack scenarios

The Defense Ministry plans to develop its military plan to respond to a variety of North Korean cyber attack scenarios and bolster its personnel to cope with the newly emerging threat, the ministry s...

Updated : 2013.04.01 20:00

Veterans ministry prepares to mark 60th anniv. of armistice

South Korea will hold a variety of events at home and abroad to mark the 60th anniversary of signing the Korean War Armistice Agreement as a way to honor those who made sacrifices during the three-ye...

Updated : 2013.04.01 19:57

S. Korea completes development of indigenous utility helicopter

South Korea has completed development of an indigenous light utility helicopter after six years as the country moves to replace its aging fleet of choppers, the state arms procurement agency said Fri...

Updated : 2013.03.29 20:35

B-2 stealth bombers conduct firing drills on peninsula

Two U.S. B-2 stealth bombers carried out firing drills over the peninsula openly for the first time on Thursday in an apparent warning to North Korea after it threatened to strike U.S. targets and it...

Updated : 2013.03.28 20:39

U.S. B-2 stealth bomber conducts first firing drill in Korea

SEOUL -- The United States air force's nuclear-capable B-2 stealth bombers carried out its first-ever firing drill over the Korean Peninsula on Thursday, the Combined Forces Command said, sending ano...

Updated : 2013.03.28 15:35

Seoul faces tough choice in fighter procurement

FORT WORTH, Texas ― A decade ago, Lockheed Martin’s F-35 was the world’s most sought-after warplane in the making for its all-aspect stealth and next-generation capabilities. But that confidence ...

Updated : 2013.03.27 20:44

33rd Fighter Wing, training hub for F-35

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Florida ― The 33rd Fighter Wing at the Eglin Air Force Base is currently the one and only center for training F-35 pilots and maintenance crew. With an array of high-tech faci...

Updated : 2013.03.27 20:30