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Allies to start low-key joint drills Friday

South Korea and the United States will start their annual military exercises, Friday, but they will be kept low-key in consideration of revived diplomacy with North Korea, military sources said Monday. The Foal Eagle exercise will start April 1 for a one-month run, while the Key Resolve drills will begin Friday. The schedule will be officially announced today.

Defense Affairs | 2018-03-19 17:18

Decision on objectors near, says Constitutional Court

The Constitutional Court is expected to rule by August on the legality of conscientious objectors to military service. In 2004 and 2011, the court ruled against conscientious objectors, making national defense a priority over individual rights.

Defense Affairs | 2018-03-18 16:00

US to remain No. 1 market for South Korean defense products

The United States will likely remain the largest overseas market for South Korean defense products for at least the next five years, a local think tank said Sunday. The report by the Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade (KIET) said there is a chance that Seoul may be able to win Washington's next generation trainer jet program, while orders generated by so-calle...

Defense Affairs | 2018-03-11 16:26

For summit, South Korea's defense minister should stay at home

Defense Minister Song Young-moo, 70, is a loose cannon. The former chief of naval operations has exploded occasionally but so far without irreparable damage. But left alone, he may bring the roof down, ultimately the house, too.

Defense Affairs | 2018-03-11 10:39

Allies will begin defense cost talks

Korea will start negotiations to renew defense cost-sharing with the United States this week, going all-out to minimize its burden amid growing diplomatic pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump. Since taking office in January last year, Trump has called on the South to share more of the burden to station 28,500 American troops here, as part of his “America first” policy.

Defense Affairs | 2018-03-05 16:41

South Korea, US to hold military cost-sharing talks this week

The first round of meetings will be held in Honolulu, Hawaii, from Wednesday to Friday. The current arrangement signed in 2014 is set to expire on Dec. 31.

Defense Affairs | 2018-03-05 11:07

South Korea protests over Chinese military aircraft intrusion

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned China’s ambassador to South Korea Tuesday after Chinese military aircraft intruded on its air defense identification zone (KADIZ), a ministry official said Wednesday. “First Vice Foreign Minister Lim Sung-nam summoned the ambassador (Qiu Guohong) Tuesday night to file a complaint and urge him to ensure that it doesn’t happen again,” th...

Defense Affairs | 2018-02-28 14:44

Top presidential security adviser meets with North Korean delegates in Seoul

Chung Eui-yong, chief of the National Security Office, met the North Korean delegates for lunch at a Seoul hotel, according to the office.

Defense Affairs | 2018-02-26 16:00

Twin brothers respond to call of duty with ROK Navy

Three pairs of twins are fulfilling their duties to the country in the Navy. According to the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN), Sgt. Lee Dong-geun and his twin brother Lee Tae-geun are serving at a naval base in Heuksando, South Jeolla Province.

Defense Affairs | 2018-02-19 16:07

Black Eagles jet crashes in Singapore

A T-50B jet of the Korean Air Force's Black Eagles aerobatic team skidded off a runway at Singapore's Changi Airport and caught fire during an air show, Tuesday, according to the local civil aviation authority. “One aircraft of the Black Eagles aerobatic team from the Korean Air Force skidded and crashed into the grass verge on the side of Changi Airport's Runway 1 and caught...

Defense Affairs | 2018-02-06 21:08

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Hawaii's Kilauea volcano goes 'ballistic'