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KAI chief quits over corruption allegations

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) President and CEO Ha Sung-yong resigned Thursday amid ongoing investigations by the prosecution targeting the company and himself over corruption allegations in a number of major defense projects. Ha’s stepping down followed the resignation of Chang Myoung-jin, the head of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), Wednesday, over ...

Defense Affairs | 2017-07-20 17:37

S. Korean troops in Lebanon mark 10th anniversary of operation

A contingent of South Korean troops in Lebanon commemorated the 10th anniversary of deployment there this week, military authorities in Seoul said Thursday. The Dongmyeong unit, based in Tyre, a southern city close to the border with Israel, is the longest-serving South Korean force abroad, as it's active in support of the peacekeeping operation of the U.N. Interim Forces in ...

Defense Affairs | 2017-07-20 13:15

New commander of the 2nd Infantry Division Maj. Gen. Scott McKean, left, poses with outgoing commanding Maj. Gen. Theodore D. Martin at a ceremony held at Camp Casey in Dongducheon, Gyeonggi Province, Tuesday. / Yonhap

Defense Affairs | 2017-07-18 22:24

'Park Geun-hye ignored defects of Surion choppers'

Former President Park Geun-hye turned a blind eye to defects in the Surion utility helicopter despite warnings from the state auditor, a lawmaker claimed Tuesday. The allegation came two days after the Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) announced the results of its inspection of the Surion project, Sunday, accusing the nation’s arms procurement agency of having pushed for th...

Defense Affairs | 2017-07-18 16:48

Moon initiates anti-corruption drive

DAPA chief faces investigation over controversial choppers

The nation’s arms procurement agency had pushed for the deployment of the Surion utility helicopters despite a series of defects including engine problems, the state auditor announced Sunday. This raised a suspicion that the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has attempted to cover up for Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), the nation’s sole aircraft maker that developed the chopper, to maintain the Surion project in which 1.2 trillion won ($1 billion) was invested.

Defense Affairs | 2017-07-16 16:42

New defense minister vows sweeping reform

New Defense Minister Song Young-moo vowed to reform the military, Friday, heralding a sweeping turnaround in the country’s armed forces excessively dominated by the Army. “Defense reform should not be delayed for any reason,” he said during his inauguration ceremony at the Ministry of National Defense in Yongsan-gu, central Seoul. “We should also go beyond mere defense reform...

Defense Affairs | 2017-07-14 16:41

Prototype of KF-X jet radar unveiled

Korean defense company Hanwha Systems unveiled its first prototype of a radar system for the country’s self developed fighter jets, Thursday. The first prototype, comprised of an antenna and power supply, has been produced to verify whether or not the nation is able to go forward with the development of active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar with domestic technology...

Defense Affairs | 2017-07-13 17:10

KAI to sell 8 more T-50 trainer jets to Thailand

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), the nation’s sole aircraft maker, will sign a 296 billion won ($258 million) deal later this month to export an additional eight T-50 supersonic trainer jets to Thailand, an industry source said Wednesday. “The deal will be signed in Seoul tentatively on July 29,” the source said, asking not to be named.

Defense Affairs | 2017-07-12 16:08

US says THAAD test in Alaska hits target [VIDEO]

The United States on Tuesday announced a successful test of its missile defense system in the wake of North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile launch last week. The Missile Defense Agency said it conducted a test of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system earlier in the day by air-launching a ballistic missile target over the Pacific Ocean north of Hawa...

Defense Affairs | 2017-07-12 11:20

[On Site] Pyeongtaek era begins for 8th US Army

Pyeongtaek - The new headquarters of the Eighth U.S. Army (EUSA) opened in Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, Tuesday, marking a historic relocation of American troops who had been stationed in central Seoul for more than 60 years since the 1950-53 Korean War. The EUSA move is part of the U.S. Department of Defense’s largest relocation project for U.S. Forces Ko...

Defense Affairs | 2017-07-11 17:03

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