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Ex-defense minister admits secret military deal with UAE

A former defense minister has admitted that the former Lee Myung-bak administration reached a secret agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to dispatch Korean troops there if the country became involved in military conflict. The revelation is causing a stir, as officials of the Lee government have claimed there were no secret deals with the UAE linked to a nuclear plan...

Defense Affairs | 2018-01-09 15:58

S. Korea, US considering moving CFC inside ministry site

South Korea and the United States are conducting talks on moving the ROK-U.S. Combined Forces Command (CFC) headquarters, currently located in the U.S. Yongsan Garrison in Seoul, inside a site at the Ministry of National Defense, the ministry said Thursday. The measure is to enhance allies' joint defense posture during the course of the wartime operational control (OPCON) handover from Washington to Seoul, the ministry said. “The moving would also contribute to smoothly carrying out a plan to develop the vacated site of Yongsan Garrison into a park,” the ministry added.

Defense Affairs | 2018-01-04 19:29

Outgoing US commander awarded medal for service in South Korea

The South Korean government on Thursday awarded Lt. Gen. Thomas S. Vandal, the outgoing commander of the U.S. Eighth Army, a medal of merit for his contribution to the alliance. Defense Minister Song Young-moo gave Vandal the Gukseon Medal, the second-highest class in the Order of National Security Merit, on behalf of the government, according to the defense ministry.

Defense Affairs | 2018-01-04 11:02

Military deploys remote wireless demolition set

The state arms procurement agency said Tuesday that remote wireless demolition equipment, used to destroy command posts and key facilities deep in enemy territory, has been delivered to the military. The deployment was complete at the end of December, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said.

Defense Affairs | 2018-01-02 16:12

Report claims secret UAE deal in 2013

The Park Geun-hye government secretly signed a mutual logistics support agreement (MLSA) with the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) military in 2013, according to media reports, Tuesday. The deal applies to the reciprocal provision of logistical support, supplies and services between the militaries of the two in return for either cash payments or reciprocal provisions.

Defense Affairs | 2018-01-02 15:35

DAPA presents future weapons

A stealth tank, a super-fast submersible propelled by seawater, and swarms of insect-sized drones are on the country’s wish list for its next-generation weapons, according to the arms acquisition agency, Thursday.

Defense Affairs | 2017-12-28 16:37

Former USFK chiefs call for delay of joint drills

Former U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) commanders have thrown their support behind President Moon Jae-in's call to delay annual military exercises between South Korea and the U.S. until after the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

Defense Affairs | 2017-12-27 16:12

Military urged to get tougher on sex offenders

Korea’s human rights body is calling on the Ministry of National Defense to take harsher punishment against servicemen and servicewomen who sexually assault their junior colleagues. The announcement came Thursday as the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) was wrapping up its six-month investigation into sexual violence in the military after one female navy officer committed suicide in May after a superior officer assaulted her twice. “In many cases, we found perpetrators were in a position to evaluate the victims concerning their careers,” the NHRC report said. “To root out sexual violen...

Defense Affairs | 2017-12-21 15:51

Seoul seeks to buy more next-generation fighters

South Korea has embarked on a project to buy the nation's next-generation fighters (F-X), the state-run Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said Thursday. It is widely seen as a move to buy 20 more Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighters in addition to 40 jets that Seoul agreed to buy in 2014. On Nov. 7, U.S. President Donald Trump said, after his summit with President Moon Jae-in in Seoul, that South Korea will be ordering “billions of dollars” of U.S. weapons.

Defense Affairs | 2017-12-21 15:41

South Korean guards fire at North Koreans chasing defecting soldier

A group of North Korean soldiers retreated after South Korean guards fired warning shots in the central-western part of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), the four-kilometer-wide inter-Korean border, Thursday morning. The North Korean soldiers were likely searching for a soldier who defected to the South at 8:04 a.m. The South Korean guards fired 20 rounds from their K-3 machine g...

Defense Affairs | 2017-12-21 12:24

North Korean soldier crosses border to defect to South

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