KoreaTimes(205) - Defense, National, page 6

The Korea Times

Site Map E-paper Subscribe Register LogIn
Site Map E-paper Subscribe Register LogIn

National

Defense

Wed, November 13, 2019 | 23:14

ROK Navy Cruise Training Task Group kicks off 66th journey

ROK Navy Cruise Training Task Group kicks off 66th journey

A Navy sailor hugs his family member at a sendoff ceremony for the Republic of Korea Navy Cruise Training Task Group, composed of ROKS Munmu the Great (DDH-976) and ROKS Hwacheon (AOE-59), as well as 630 Navy personnel including 140 cadets, at the port of Jinhae in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province. The task group commenced a trip around the world Wednesday during which it ...

Jung Da-min | 2019-08-28 16:58

'Dokdo drills not productive amid Seoul-Tokyo row': US

'Dokdo drills not productive amid Seoul-Tokyo row': US

South Korea's military drills on its easternmost islets of Dokdo were "not productive" in the country's current row with Japan, the U.S. State Department said Tuesday.

2019-08-28 10:33

Scrapping GSOMIA may pressure Seoul to pay more for USFK

Scrapping GSOMIA may pressure Seoul to pay more for USFK

With Washington expressing “disappointment” over Seoul's decision last week not to renew the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) with Japan and citing the safety issue of the United States Forces Korea (USFK) troops, the United States is likely to press South Korea to pay more for stationing the American troops.

Jung Da-min | 2019-08-27 17:10

Trump calls S. Korea-US joint military drills 'total waste of money'

Trump calls S. Korea-US joint military drills 'total waste of money'

U.S. President Donald Trump has called the recently concluded South Korea-U.S. combined military exercise "unnecessary" and a "total waste of money" despite heightened tensions caused by Pyongyang's recent launches of short-range projectiles. During the Group of Seven summit in France on Sunday, Trump also told reporters that Pyongyang's projectile launches do not represent a...

2019-08-26 10:13

Day2: Dokdo defense drill underway

Day2: Dokdo defense drill underway

The two-day regular exercise kicked off on the largest scale ever Sunday, involving all three armed services, as well as the Marine Corp and the Coast Guard, in a sign that Seoul is taking a hard-line stance on the deepening row with Japan. The biannual drills, launched in 1986, usually have been held in June and December, but this year's drills were pushed back over apparent...

2019-08-26 10:02

Korea launches Dokdo drill amid disputes with Japan

Korea launches Dokdo drill amid disputes with Japan

Korea launches Dokdo drill amid disputes with Japan

South Korea began its largest-ever defense exercise on the Dokdo Islets, Sunday, amid escalating tensions with Japan over trade and historical issues.

Park Ji-won | 2019-08-25 17:11

Korean Navy conducts Dokdo defense drills

Korean Navy conducts Dokdo defense drills

The South Korean armed forces launched Sunday a two-day military exercise to defend the easternmost islets of Dokdo. The Navy announced that the drill involves Navy, Air Force and Army forces, such as naval warships and aircraft, as well as Army and Marine Corp troops.

2019-08-25 09:55

S. Korea mulling further delay of Dokdo defense drills

South Korea is considering determining when to conduct maritime drills on and around its easternmost islets of Dokdo after watching whether Japan will take the South off a list of trusted trading partners as planned next week, an official said Saturday.

2019-08-24 15:30

Seoul vows to up military alliance with US

Seoul vows to up military alliance with US

A senior presidential aide denounced growing criticism that Seoul's ending of a military intelligence sharing agreement with Tokyo was an “uncoordinated action” that did not involve consultation with Washington. Deputy National Security Office (NSO) head Kim Hyun-chong said the government had notified top U.S. officials of the decision before the announcement.

Kim Yoo-chul | 2019-08-23 16:59

North Korea's new rocket indistinguishable from SRBM

North Korea's new rocket indistinguishable from SRBM

Weapons analysts based in Seoul have raised speculations that North Korea has developed a new multiple rocket launcher (MRL) and the rockets fired from it were able to fly as fast as short-range ballistic missiles (SRBM) following the country's recent tests of what they described to be a “newly developed large-caliber multiple launch guided rocket system.”

Jung Da-min | 2019-08-18 17:37

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Top 10 Stories

DARKROOM

Code of Ethics

Copyright