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Sun, May 29, 2022 | 13:29

Defense minister orders 'stern' response to any direct North Korean provocations

South Korean Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup called on new top military officers Friday to respond "sternly" to any direct North Korean provocations amid tensions caused by the recalcitrant regime's recent missile launches.

2022-05-27 21:43

South Korean military to start using more advanced helmets this year

South Korea's military will start using more advanced helmets later this year after more than five years of work on the development project, according to the state defense agency Wednesday. The new lightweight helmet is the outcome of a joint project launched by two Korean firms - Hyosung and Kyungchang Industry - to enhance the survivability and mobility of troops on the bat...

Jung Min-ho | 2022-05-26 08:21

Deputy CFC chief Gen. Kim tapped to lead Joint Chiefs of Staff

Army Gen. Kim Seung-kyum, the deputy commander of the South Korea-U.S. Combined Forces Command (CFC), was named to lead the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), the defense ministry said Wednesday, in the first reshuffle of top military officers since the launch of the Yoon Suk-yeol administration.

2022-05-25 10:33

Multiple Russian, Chinese warplanes enter KADIZ without notice: JCS

Multiple Russian and Chinese warplanes entered South Korea's air defense identification zone (KADIZ) without notice on Tuesday, prompting the Air Force to scramble fighters to the scene, Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said.The JCS said that two Chinese and four Russian warplanes entered the KADIZ, but did not violate South Korea's territorial air.

2022-05-24 20:03

South Korea to send one-star Navy officer to RIMPAC exercise

South Korea plans to send a one-star Navy officer to lead a multinational maritime training as part of a U.S.-led military exercise set to kick off in waters off Hawaii next month, Seoul officials said Tuesday.

2022-05-24 20:03

Korea installs sensors to prevent suicides in new military prison

The government has introduced breathing sensors in a new military prison to help prevent suicides, an informed source said Tuesday, in the first installation of such equipment at a local correctional facility.

2022-05-24 11:01

Allies to discuss strategic asset deployment through existing defense dialogues: official

South Korea and the United States will use their existing defense dialogue channels to discuss last week's summit agreement between Presidents Yoon Suk-yeol and Joe Biden on the deployment of America's strategic military assets here, a Seoul official said Monday.At the Seoul summit Saturday, Biden reaffirmed the U.S.' commitment to deploying its strategic assets "in a timely ...

2022-05-23 20:42

'S. Korea to expeditiously push for 'normalization' of US THAAD unit operation'

South Korea will expeditiously push for the "normalization" of a U.S. THAAD missile defense unit here, Seoul's defense minister said Monday, as it has been in the status of "temporary installation" due to an environmental assessment and other reasons.Lee Jong-sup made the remarks as Seoul and Washington are striving to sharpen joint deterrence against Pyongyang amid growing c...

2022-05-23 20:42

Black Eagles seek to show ROK Air Force's prowess in England

When then-Air Force Capt. Yang Eun-ho saw the 53rd Air Demonstration Group, better known as the Black Eagles aerobatic team, wow spectators and win the trophy for best display at the Waddington International Air Show in Britain in 2012, he dreamed of being part of the squad. Ten years later, Yang, now a major, leads the 239th Squadron of the demonstration group, and is set to...

Kang Seung-woo | 2022-05-19 08:00

Border guard injured in unidentified blast

A Korean soldier in an Army unit patrolling the inter-Korean border was wounded in an unidentified explosion during a border defense mission earlier this week, officials said Wednesday.

2022-05-18 15:36

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