Defense

Defense

#radar dispute
(LEAD) S. Korea calls on Japan to halt 'inappropriate' media campaign over radar dispute
(ATTN: UPDATES with new info in 2nd para) SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's defense ministry on Monday renewed its calls for Japan to stop an "inappropriate media campaign" over a military r... 15:10 Jan. 21
#radar dispute
S. Korea calls on Japan to halt 'inappropriate' media campaign over radar dispute
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's defense ministry on Monday renewed its calls for Japan to stop an "inappropriate media campaign" over a military radar dispute, with Tokyo poised to reveal ... 11:34 Jan. 21
#radar row
S. Korea urges Japan to release 'precise info' over radar row
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's defense ministry on Saturday called on Japan to make public the "correct information" regarding the ongoing military radar dispute. The call came as Japa... 20:32 Jan. 19
S. Korea, Japan to hold foreign ministerial talks in Davos
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Yonhap) -- The top diplomats of South Korea and Japan will hold talks next week on the sidelines of a global forum, Seoul's foreign ministry announced Friday. Foreign Minister Ka... 16:28 Jan. 18
#army officer
(LEAD) Military produces another soldier with experience in 3 services
(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead to reflect Army's correction of press release) SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Yonhap) -- A former Marine-turned-Air Force officer became an Army pilot Friday, joining a rare group of... 15:29 Jan. 18
#Marine chief
S. Korea's Marine chief to visit Okinawa for alliance talks with U.S. next week
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Marine Corps Commandant Lt. Gen. Jun Jin-goo will visit Okinawa, Japan, next week for talks with top U.S. military officials over cooperation in strengtheni... 15:29 Jan. 18
#army officer
Military produces soldier with experience in 3 services for first time
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Yonhap) -- A former Marine-turned-Air Force officer became an Army pilot Friday and the first South Korean soldier with experience in three armed services. Following a seven-mont... 11:43 Jan. 18
#radar spat
S. Korea summons Japanese military attache over military radar spat
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's defense ministry called in a Japanese military attache Thursday in protest over Tokyo's summoning of its official a day earlier in a highly charged military... 18:12 Jan. 17
#US military
U.S. forces in Japan to rectify controversial YouTube video: Seoul official
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. Forces Japan (USFJ) plans to revise its controversial Youtube video depicting North Korea as a "declared nuclear power" with more than 15 nuclear weapons, a mili... 15:01 Jan. 17
#guard post
Gov't mulls unarmed DMZ guard post as cultural property
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's government is considering registering a border guard post as a cultural property, a military source said Thursday. The facility is among the 11 guard pos... 10:27 Jan. 17
#independence fighters
Gov't confirms 2,487 more independence fighters
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's government has confirmed the existence of 2,487 more independence fighters against Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule through an analysis of records scattered ac... 10:04 Jan. 17
#defense white paper
(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on Jan. 17)
No knee-jerk reaction White paper stops describing North Korea as 'enemy' The Ministry of National Defense deleted a phrase describing North Korea as an "enemy" of South Korea in its 2018 white pa... 07:36 Jan. 17
#radar
Japan takes exception to S. Korean action following radar talks: reports
TOKYO, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- Japan has taken exception to South Korea's action following the two sides' recent talks on the ongoing military radar row, reports claimed Wednesday. Kyodo News said t... 21:33 Jan. 16
#defense minister
Defense chief says 2nd U.S.-N.K summit may boost Korea peace efforts
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo said Wednesday that a second U.S.-North Korea summit, if held, could give a fresh impetus into ongoing efforts for lasting... 14:49 Jan. 16
#Korea
S. Korea proposes to Japan mutual expert verification of data over radar spat
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has proposed to Japan a mutual expert verification of military radar data to address a highly charged dispute over its use of a ship-based radar for humanitar... 13:52 Jan. 16
(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on Jan. 16)
Knowing enemies from allies We are shocked at the 2018 National Defense White Paper released by the Ministry of National Defense Tuesday. The ministry deleted the phrase defining the North Korean ... 07:04 Jan. 16
S. Korea, U.S. expected to finalize military exercise plan this month
By Lee Haye-ah WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States are expected to decide by the end of this month how to proceed with joint military exercises amid ongoing nuclear ne... 06:30 Jan. 16
#defense white paper
(LEAD) S. Korea's military forgoes 'enemy' label against N. Korea in white paper
(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 20-25) SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military deleted its reference to North Korea's government and military as an "enemy" in its latest white paper, publi... 15:30 Jan. 15
#radar spat
S. Korea says Japan demands all radar info on its destroyer
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- Japan has demanded South Korea offer all information on one of its warships' radar equipment while refusing to divulge data key to resolving a bilateral dispute over the ... 15:01 Jan. 15
#defense white paper
S. Korea's military forgoes 'enemy' label against N. Korea in white paper
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military deleted its reference to North Korea's government and military as an "enemy" in its latest white paper, published Tuesday, a move seen as a reflect... 12:00 Jan. 15