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Defense chief stresses need for 'realistic, practical' defense innovation

Defense chief stresses need for 'realistic, practical' defense innovation

Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup called Thursday for "realistic and practical" defense innovation amid South Korea's push to draw up a military modernization plan in the face of evolving North Korean threats.

2022-11-17 11:10

Experts say additional THAAD deployment unlikely - for now

Experts say additional THAAD deployment unlikely - for now

Despite North Korea's intensifying nuclear and missile threats, South Korea is unlikely to take steps for the installment of additional U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) batteries in its territory unless North Korea conducts another nuclear weapons test, experts said Wednesday. Their assessment comes after China's President Xi Jinping showed little interest in ...

Jung Min-ho | 2022-11-16 17:01

Korea pushes to send troops to join Australia's space training program

Korea pushes to send troops to join Australia's space training program

Korea's Air Force is seeking to send its personnel to participate in the Australian military's space training program, Seoul officials said Wednesday, in a sign of growing security cooperation between the two middle-power democracies.

2022-11-16 13:07

Korea, US mark completion of allied command relocation to Pyeongtaek

Korea, US mark completion of allied command relocation to Pyeongtaek

Korea and the United States held a ceremony Tuesday to commemorate the completion of a yearslong project to relocate their Combined Forces Command (CFC) headquarters from Seoul to a key U.S. military base south of the capital.

2022-11-15 11:48

Gov't plans to install electromagnetic wave detectors near THAAD base next year

Gov't plans to install electromagnetic wave detectors near THAAD base next year

South Korea's defense ministry has selected a successful bidder in its project to acquire and install electromagnetic wave detectors around the THAAD missile defense base in a southeastern county, officials said Sunday.

2022-11-13 15:16

2nd prototype of KF-21 fighter jet succeeds in maiden flight: arms agency

2nd prototype of KF-21 fighter jet succeeds in maiden flight: arms agency

The second prototype of South Korea's homegrown fighter jet, the KF-21 Boramae, made its successful maiden test flight Thursday, the country's arms agency said.

2022-11-10 15:47

Retrieved debris of North Korean missile

Retrieved debris of North Korean missile

Moon Hong-sik, deputy spokesperson of the Ministry of National Defense, gives a briefing at the ministry's headquarters in Seoul about retrieved debris from a missile that North Korea launched across its de facto maritime border with South Korea on Nov. 2. The ministry said the missile is presumed to be the "SA-5" similar to one used by Russia in the Ukraine war. Joint Press ...

Lee Hyo-jin | 2022-11-09 16:58

S. Korea's Navy chief meets US 7th Fleet commander

S. Korea's Navy chief meets US 7th Fleet commander

South Korea's Navy chief had discussions Wednesday with the commander of the U.S. 7th Fleet based in Japan on strengthening the combined defense posture against the growing threats from North Korea.

2022-11-09 16:35

State-run arms developer to build new missile testing facility amid NK threats

State-run arms developer to build new missile testing facility amid NK threats

South Korea's state-run defense research agency plans to construct a new testing facility for arms development as the country seeks to strengthen the "three-axis" deterrence system to counter North Korea's evolving threats, an informed source said Wednesday.

2022-11-09 10:00

S. Korea's military kicks off 4-day Taegeuk drills

S. Korea's military kicks off 4-day Taegeuk drills

South Korea's military began its annual computer-simulated Taegeuk exercise Monday, officials here said, as part of efforts to hone its capabilities against North Korea's threats.

2022-11-07 10:29

N. Korea threatens to take 'overwhelming' military steps against S. Korea, US

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