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Mon, July 22, 2019 | 00:21

South Korea to stage military exercise without US next week

South Korea next week will stage a new civilian-military exercise Ulchi Taeguek, without the U.S. military following an earlier decision to suspend the larger-scale South Korea-U.S. joint drill Ulchi Freedom Guardian (UFG).

Jung Da-min | 2019-05-24 17:34

1 Navy sailor dead and 4 wounded as mooring rope snaps

One Navy sailor was killed and four others were injured after a mooring rope snapped on a destroyer returning home from an overseas deployment.

Kim Hyun-bin | 2019-05-24 17:21

USFK 2nd Infantry Division welcomes new deputy commander

Maj. Gen. Dennis S. McKean, center, commanding general of the U.S. Forces Korea’s 2nd Infantry Division, the Republic of Korea-U.S. Combined Division, giving a patch of the division to its new Deputy Commanding Officer Col. Gene Meredith at an inauguration ceremony at Camp Casey in Dongducheon, Gyeonggi Province, Thursday. Yonhap

Jung Da-min | 2019-05-23 17:40

Naval frigate breakdown due to 'mishandling,' not mechanical flaw

The Republic of Korea Navy has concluded the recent damage to a Daegu-class frigate was due to “mishandling” by its officers and crew which possibly led it to run aground as it was approaching Jinhae Port in South Gyeongsang Province in January.

Jung Da-min | 2019-05-23 17:33

Huneed becomes supplier of Navy's new radar-based identification system

Huneed Technologies, a domestic defense firm headquartered in Incheon, has become a supplier of upgraded radar-based identification systems for Republic of Korea Navy ships.

Jung Da-min | 2019-05-23 17:31

Procurement agency hit for false reports on F-X fighter jet project

The Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) has recently concluded that there was false reporting by officials at the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) to the defense ministry, while the procurement agency was pushing the third phase of the F-X next-generation fighter jet project forward under the administration of former President Park Geun-hye from around 2013 t...

Jung Da-min | 2019-05-22 22:22

Military commanders at Cheong Wa Dae

President Moon Jae-in shakes hands with U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) Deputy Commander Lt. Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach during a luncheon at Cheong Wa Dae, Tuesday, attended by military commanders of the U.S. and South Korea. On Moon’s left is USFK chief Gen. Robert Abrams. At center is Adm. Sim Seung-seob, chief of South Korea's Naval Operations, and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Won...

Jung Da-min | 2019-05-21 17:48

Moon to meet military commanders of US, South Korea

Seoul wants to revive military exchanges with Beijing, Tokyo

South Korea is seeking to revitalize military exchanges with China and Japan by holding ministerial-level bilateral talks on the sidelines of an Asian defense forum slated for May 31 to June 2 in Singapore, according to the Ministry of National Defense, Tuesday.

Jung Da-min | 2019-05-21 17:14

Moon to meet military commanders of US, South Korea

President Moon Jae-in has invited commanders of the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) and the South Korean military for talks at Cheong Wa Dae Tuesday, Moon's aides said Monday.

Jung Da-min | 2019-05-20 17:13

Military commanders at Cheong Wa Dae

Soldiers demonstrate attack drones carrying explosives at the Republic of Korea Army Intelligence School in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province, Thursday. Yonhap

Jung Da-min | 2019-05-16 18:26

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