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Korean navy plane drops REAL MISSILES into East Sea

The Korean navy’s P-3CK on patrol. / Courtesy of TwitterBy Lee Han-sooA Korean navy’s P-3CK, a maritime patrol aircraft, accidentally dropped weapons into the East Sea on Sunday.The accident happened around 6:10 a.m. during a patrol off the coast of Yangyang county, Gangwon Province, when a co-pilot accidentally pressed the emergency weapons release switch.“One of the plane’s crew mistakenly touched the emergency weapons release switch instead of a buoy that detects submarine sound waves,” said a navy official. “The weapons were not armed and did not explode.”The missing weapons include two harpoon missiles, two torpedoes and two depth charges and are worth about 4 billion won ($3.3 million).The navy has sent a mine sweeper and salvage ship to salvage the weapons if possible.“We apologize for the blunder on New Year’s day,” said a navy official. “The navy will make sure that the accident does not recur.”

Jan 2, 2017
Korean navy plane drops REAL MISSILES into East Sea

S. Korean Navy conducts maritime drill amid N. Korea threats

South Korea's Navy on Monday carried out a New Year maritime drill off the Korean Peninsula to bolster its defense capabilities against North Korean threats.Under the supervision of the Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Um Hyun-seong, some 20 warships and aircraft took part in maneuvers aimed at dealing with provocations by North Korea, the Navy said in a statement.Adm. Um urged sailors to "stay focused on their duties and stand ready to fight at any time" as North Korea could raise military tension if it miscalculates that South Korea and the U.S. will not be able to respond effectively as they are undergoing political changes.In 2010, the North shelled Yeonpyeong Island in the Yellow Sea, killing two Marines and two civilians. The rogue state also attacked the Cheonan corvette that killed 46 sailors in the same year.The drills under way are focused on striking enemy submarines and warships in the East and Yellow Sea, while along the country's southern coast, the exercise focused on protecting nuclear facilities and following and seizing ships suspected of carrying weapons of mass dest

Jan 2, 2017

육군'세계 최강 공격헬기' 사격훈련

트위터육군은 29일 경기도 양평에 위치한 비승사격장에서 세계 최강 공격헬기로 꼽히는 대형공격헬기 아파치 가디언(AH-64E) 조종사들의 첫 사격훈련을 한다. 지난 5월 우리 군이 아파치를 입수한 이후 실사격은 이번이 처음이다. 동아일보의 보도에 따르면, 이날 훈련에는 아파치 6대와 조종사 12명이 참여한다. 정조종사 교육과정은 항공기 기체와 항법, 생존장비 등 지상학 과목 이수와 비행 시뮬레이터 훈련, 비행훈련 등 3단계로 이뤄지며, 이번 훈련도 이 교육과정의 일환이다.   훈련은 아파치가 제자리에 떠올라 2㎞ 떨어진 곳에 있는 100ｍX100ｍ 표적을 향해 30㎜ 기관총 30발과 2.75″로켓(RKT) 2발을 발사한 뒤 2차 사격지점으로 이동해 앞으로 나가면서 30㎜ 기관총을 다시 10발 발사하는 방식으로 진행된다.  장준규 육군참모총장은 "아파치는 출현하는 것만으로도 적에게 공포와 전율을 줄 것"이라며 "적 도발 억제 및 전천후 응징수단으로서 전장을 지배할 수 있도록 특히 야간 및 악천후 상황에서의 훈련을 강화해 완벽한 임무 수행 능력을 구비해달라"고 당부했다.디지털뉴스부@

Dec 29, 2016
육군'세계 최강 공격헬기' 사격훈련

Navy says Sewol ferry sinking not caused by submarine collision

The deadly sinking of the Sewol ferry two years ago was an accident, which left 295 dead and nine missing, not caused by the ship colliding with a submarine, the Navy said Tuesday.The response comes after an online commenter named "Zaro -- Netizens' investigation team" argued that the ferry sinking was the result of the the passenger ship hitting a submarine in a nearly nine-hour-long documentary released Monday via YouTube.But the Navy flatly denied the documentary as being based on "groundless" suspicions, saying there was no submarine in operation or conducting drills in the nearby waters on April 16, 2014, when the accident took place."The waters are 37 meters deep on average and not suitable for submarine action due to rapid currents and heavy commercial shipping and fishing boat traffic," the Navy said in a statement.In the documentary, the commenter pointed out that the route taken by the ill-fated ferry didn't match conventional routes and external factors such as a submarine collision can explain the disaster.He claimed an errant sub collided with the Sewol based on his anal

Dec 27, 2016

단독 30조 규모 KFX사업 홍보에 게임영상 무단사용

왼쪽은 KF-X 홍보영상. 오른쪽은 미국 EA사의 ‘배틀필드 3’영상 국방과학연구소(ADD), 항공우주산업(KAI), 제작업체는 책임 떠넘기기에만 급급(코리아타임스=서울) 이한수, 박시수 기자 = 최대 30조 원의 정부예산이 투입되는 한국형 전투기 사업(KF-X)을 홍보하는 영상에 인기 컴퓨터게임 영상이 무단으로 사용된 사실이 코리아타임스 취재결과 확인됐다.해당 게임 영상은 일본 반다이남코 엔터테이먼트사의 비행슈팅 게임 ‘에이스 컴뱃: 어썰트 호라이즌’과 미국 EA사의 ‘배틀필드 3’에서 발췌된 것으로 KF-X 홍보영상(제목: KFX 홍보동영상 ADD)에 약 10초간 삽입(6분53초에서 7분3초까지)되었다. 문제의 홍보영상은 약 1년 전부터 유튜브와 기타 KF-X 홍보 웹사이트 등에서 시청이 가능했고, 지금껏 1만2천회 이상 재생되었다. 이 영상은 국회 국방위 소속 국회의원들에게도 선보였던 것으로 확인됐다. 한국저작권위원회에 한 관계자는 “이 정도 길이에 무단사용은 저작권 위반 소송의 대상이 되기 충분하다”고 했다. 해당 홍보영상의 제작비는 대략 4천 만원 정도였던 것으로 알려졌다.문제는 또 있다. 홍보영상 제작에 관여한 국방과학연구소(ADD), 항공우주산업(KAI), 영상제작업체 나빅스 중 어느 곳도 게임 영상 무단사용에 대한 책임을 인정하지 않고 있고, 책임 떠넘기기에만 급급하다는 것이다.국방과학연구소 신환규 선임 관리원은 본지와의 전화인터뷰에서 “홍보영상과 관련한 논란이 발생한 점에 대해 정중하게 사과한다”며 “문제의 홍보영상의 사용을 즉각 중단하겠다”고 했다. 하지만 그는 “영상제작에 대한 세세한 일은 국방과학연구소의 소관은 아니었다”며 “영상을 직접 제작한 영상제작업체 나빅스에 1차적인 책임이 있다”고 했다. 왼쪽은 KF-X 홍보영상. 오른쪽은 일본 반다이남코 엔터테이먼트사의 비행슈팅 게임 ‘에이스 컴뱃: 어썰트 호라이즌' 영상. 하지만 나빅스 김윤각 대표는 자신도 책임이 없다고 주장한다. 그는 “당시 공개입찰

Dec 27, 2016
[단독] 30조 규모 KFX사업 홍보에 게임영상 무단사용

EXCLUSIVE KF-X project stole game footage for demo video

Left: ADD’s promotional video for the KF-X project. Right: Game footage from EA game “Battlefield 3.”ADD, KAI, Nabix involved in the production; nobody claims responsibility for the flawed outcomeBy Lee Han-soo, Park Si-sooA promotional video for South Korea’s largest-ever fighter jet development project was produced with unauthorized video game footage.The footage containing scenes of air combat and the bombing of an aircraft carrier was used without the consent of their original producers — Japan’s Bandai Namco and Electronic Arts (EA) of the United States — which constitutes copyright violation.The unauthorized game footage from EA’s “Battlefield 3” and Bandai Namco’s “Ace Combat: Assault Horizon” are shown for about 10 seconds in the video clip, which runs for 10 minutes and 16 seconds. At one point, English subtitles of the original game  are seen on the video.Released one year ago, the promotional video, titled “KFX Promotional Video ADD,” has been played more than 12,000 times on You

Dec 27, 2016
[EXCLUSIVE] KF-X project stole game footage for demo video

USFK delays base relocation to Pyeongtaek to 2018

By Yi Whan-wooThe United States Forces Korea (USFK) has pushed back the complete relocation of its major bases to Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, by two years to the end of 2018, according to military and provincial officials, Sunday.In cooperation with the government, the U.S. planned to move the USFK and Eighth Army headquarters from Yongsan Garrison in central Seoul as well as the 2nd Infantry Division (2ID) in Dongducheon, Gyeonggi Province, to Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek by December.But the relocation project, which began on Jan. 24, 2005, has been delayed partly due to a change in the moving schedules of the related American troops, officials said.They said the pushback was also caused by a delay in the construction of the buildings, warehouses, roads, sewage facilities and other infrastructure that are needed to accommodate the increased number of troops at Camp Humphreys.The USFK was not available for comment, while the Ministry of Defense assured that the relocation will be finished by 2018.“We decided play safe and extended the relocation project although some 93 perc

Dec 25, 2016

Relocation of US Army bases to Pyeongtaek delayed to 2018

The complete relocation of U.S. Army bases to Pyeongtaek has been pushed back by two years to the end of 2018, Gyeonggi Province and Pyeongtaek City said Sunday.The original plan, which started on Jan. 24, 2005, was to finish the relocation at the end of this year. The U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) headquarters and the Eighth United States Army, both in Yongsan, central Seoul, and the 2nd Infantry Division in northern Gyeonggi Province, are subject to move to Camp Humphreys, a U.S. military garrison in the town of Pyeongtaek, 70 kilometers south of Seoul."The construction has reached 93 percent of completion as of last month and the USFK headquarters and the Eighth Army are scheduled to move in around June-August as planned. But we've decided to extend the project by two more years to transfer all the facilities more smoothly," a Defense Ministry official said.A person close to the construction of the relocation site in Pyeongtaek said some of the building construction was being delayed because of the sheer size of the project, which involves building more than 900 buildings and city infr

Dec 25, 2016

N. Korea may develop ICBM capable of hitting US mainland by 2020: report

North Korea is believed to have secured a technology to miniaturize nuclear warheads and load them onto its Scud and Nodong ballistic missiles, a report issued by a Seoul government think tank said Sunday.The Institute for National Security Strategy under the National Intelligence Service said in its 2016 annual report that North Korea is expected to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of reaching the U.S. mainland by 2020 at the latest after drastically increasing the number of its nuclear warheads."The seriousness of the North Korean nuclear program lies in the rapid growth in the number of warheads, as well as its miniaturization and diversification. The North is estimated to have succeeded in developing nuclear warheads on par with boosted fission weapons through its fourth and fifth nuclear tests," the report said.Notably, the blast in its fifth nuclear test on Sept. 9 this year was measured at 10 to 20 kilotons, compared with 7.9 kilotons in its third test and 6 kilotons in its fourth test, the report showed, citing some progress in the explosive power.The ins

Dec 25, 2016

S. Korea beefs up anti-terror vigilance

The South Korean government on Thursday decided to beef up its readiness posture against possible acts of terrorism in the wake of a recent attack in Berlin and a shooting death in Ankara.During a working-level meeting, the government decided to devise stronger anti-terrorism measures and step up vigilance around popular public places, particularly towards the end of the year.It will also intensify efforts to inform overseas South Koreans of the need to better protect themselves, and hold regional consultative meetings on the fight against terrorism in Seoul, Busan and other major cities, officials said.Seoul officials also expressed concerns over the continuing propaganda activities that the Islamic State militant group has carried out through social media. (Yonhap)

Dec 22, 2016
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