Defense

Defense

#US pacific air force
(2ND LD) Defense minister meets with U.S. Pacific Air Forces commander
(ATTN: RECASTS 10th para with meeting taking place; ADDS vice defense chief's bilateral talks with foreign delegates in last 2 paras) By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- Defense Minister Jeon... 18:02 Oct. 16
#US pacific air force
(LEAD) Defense minister meets with U.S. Pacific Air Forces commander
(ATTN: ADDS Jeong's meetings with former USFK commanders in paras 8-9) By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo and U.S. Pacific Air Forces commander Gen. Charle... 14:55 Oct. 16
#US pacific air force
Defense minister meets with U.S. Pacific Air Forces commander
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo and U.S. Pacific Air Forces commander Gen. Charles Brown agreed Wednesday to boost cooperation between the two countries' air forces for... 14:45 Oct. 16
#demining project
S. Korea to expedite nationwide demining project
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- The defense ministry pledged Wednesday to mobilize greater levels of personnel and equipment to complete the removal of landmines across the country by 2021, three years ... 10:05 Oct. 16
#NK SLBM
U.S. analyst calls N.K. pursuit of SLBM-based retaliatory strategy 'not viable'
By Song Sang-ho SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- A U.S. defense analyst on Tuesday dismissed North Korea's possible pursuit of a nuclear retaliatory strike capability using a submarine-launched ballistic... 18:02 Oct. 15
#ADEX 2019
(LEAD) S. Korea's ADEX expo brings together int'l advanced weapons, senior defense officials
(ATTN: ADDS defense talks in paras 12-13, photo) By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- A large-scale biennial international aerospace and defense expo opened in South Korea on Tuesday, featurin... 17:36 Oct. 15
#US S Korea defense cost sharing
S. Korea, U.S. likely to hold 2nd round of defense cost-sharing talks next week
By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States are likely to hold a new round of defense cost-sharing talks next week, diplomatic sources said Tuesday, in what woul... 16:34 Oct. 15
#Korea-US alliance
(LEAD) U.S. Ambassador Harris says alliance with S. Korea remains 'strong, vibrant'
(ATTN: ADDS embassy spokesperson's comment in 2nd para) SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris said Tuesday that the alliance between the two countries remains stron... 16:28 Oct. 15
#ADEX 2019
S. Korea's ADEX expo brings together int'l advanced weapons, senior defense officials
By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- A large-scale biennial international aerospace and defense expo opened in South Korea on Tuesday, featuring cutting-edge weapons and serving as a venue for... 16:08 Oct. 15
#Korea-US alliance
U.S. Ambassador Harris says alliance with S. Korea remains 'strong, vibrant'
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris said Tuesday that the alliance between the two countries remains strong and vibrant as they work together to ensure peace and ... 15:24 Oct. 15
#allies' combined exercise
S. Korea, U.S. stage more combined marine exercises this year
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States carried out more combined marine exercises in 2019 than in previous years, the Marine Corps said Tuesday. The allies conducted 24 rou... 13:48 Oct. 15
#African swine fever
Military to launch intensive operations to shoot wild boars to prevent ASF spread
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- Hundreds of soldiers and civilian hunters will be deployed to areas bordering North Korea for operations to shoot and kill wild boars in an effort to prevent the possible... 11:12 Oct. 15
#ADEX expo
(2nd LD) Cutting-edge weapons to be on display during int'l ADEX expo this week
(ATTN: ADDS details of KF-X fighter jet in paras 7-14) By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- A variety of state-of-the-art military hardware from both home and abroad will be on display in Sout... 19:14 Oct. 14
#S Korea-US alliance
Defense minister meets with U.S. defense delegation
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo on Monday met with a group of U.S. military and government officials on an American university's security program and exchanged assessme... 16:34 Oct. 14
#air force commanders
(LEAD) Top-brass air force officers from 10 countries to visit S. Korea this week
(ATTN: ADDS aerospace forum in Seoul, minister's remarks in last 3 paras; CHANGES photo) SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Air Force chief was to meet with his counterparts from 10 countries... 14:44 Oct. 14
#ADEX expo
(LEAD) Cutting-edge weapons to be on display during int'l ADEX expo this week
(ATTN: ADDS U.S. weapons to be displayed at ADEX, comments in paras 9-11) By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- A variety of state-of-the-art military hardware from both home and abroad will be ... 11:57 Oct. 14
#ADEX expo
Cutting-edge weapons to be on display during int'l ADEX expo this week
By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- A variety of state-of-the-art military hardware from both home and abroad will be on display in South Korea this week during a large-scale biennial interna... 10:57 Oct. 14
#NK propagana outlet
N.K. propaganda outlet denounces meeting of military chiefs of S. Korea, U.S., Japan
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- A North Korean propaganda outlet on Monday slammed a recent trilateral meeting between the chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) of South Korea, the United States a... 09:54 Oct. 14
#air force commanders
Top-brass air force officers from 10 countries to visit S. Korea this week
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Air Force chief was to meet with his counterparts from 10 countries, including the United States, in Seoul this week on the sidelines of a large-scale aeros... 09:39 Oct. 14
#military reform
(LEAD) Army to further curtail forces, beef up tech-based capabilities
(ATTN: ADDS more details in last 3 paras) By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- The Army said Friday it plans to reduce the number of troops by around 100,000 over the next three years in the f... 15:46 Oct. 11