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Defense

#population decline
(LEAD) S. Korea to reduce troop numbers to 500,000 by 2022
(ATTN: UPDATES with details on measures in last 4 paras; ADDS byline and photos) By Kim Kwang-tae SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Wednesday that it will reduce its number of troops to 50... 09:27 Nov. 06
#population decline
S. Korea to reduce troop numbers to 500,000 by 2022
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Wednesday that it will reduce its number of troops to 500,000 by 2022 in the latest move to tackle looming demographic challenges as Asia's fourth-largest... 09:04 Nov. 06
#US SMA negotiator
(LEAD) Top U.S. negotiator in defense cost talks visits S. Korea
(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; CHANGES photo; UPDATES throughout) By Song Sang-ho SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Yonhap) -- The top U.S. negotiator in defense cost-sharing talks with South Korea arrived in Seoul o... 17:59 Nov. 05
#US SMA negotiator
Top U.S. negotiator in defense cost talks to visit S. Korea
By Song Sang-ho SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Yonhap) -- The top U.S. negotiator in defense cost-sharing talks with South Korea was set to arrive in Seoul on Tuesday, apparently to gauge public sentiment here ove... 15:26 Nov. 05
#Surion choppers
Army suspends operation of Surion choppers following unusual signs
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Yonhap) -- The Army said Tuesday it has suspended the operation of Surion choppers, after one helicopter made an emergency landing due to signs of a malfunction during military opera... 14:29 Nov. 05
#S Korea-US joint air drills
(LEAD) S. Korea, U.S. to stage scaled-back combined air exercise to replace Vigilant Ace: officials
(ATTN: ADDS defense ministry's stance in paras 7-8) By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States are not considering resuming their annual Vigilant Ace joint air exerc... 11:39 Nov. 05
#RC-135S
U.S. spy aircraft on missions over East Sea: aviation tracker
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Yonhap) -- The United States flew a RC-135S surveillance plane over South Korea's East Sea, an aviation tracker said Tuesday, on an apparent mission to collect intelligence regarding... 11:10 Nov. 05
#S Korea-US joint air drills
S. Korea, U.S. to stage scaled-back combined air exercise to replace Vigilant Ace: officials
By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States are not considering resuming their annual Vigilant Ace joint air exercise and will instead hold a scaled-back flying train... 10:18 Nov. 05
#North Korea
N. Korea likely seeking technical advance to fire ICBMs from mobile launchers: Seoul ministry
SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is believed to have striven to master capabilities to launch intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) from transporter erector launcher (TEL) vehicles, and S... 14:23 Nov. 04
#GSOMIA
(News Focus) U.S. raises pressure on S. Korea to reverse decision to end GSOMIA
By Song Sang-ho SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- The United States appears to be heaping pressure on South Korea to retract its decision to end a military intelligence-sharing pact with Tokyo amid North K... 10:49 Nov. 04
#U.N. peacekeeping course
U.N. training course for senior mission leaders begins in S. Korea
SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- Senior officials from 21 countries are on a visit to South Korea to take part in a U.N. training program for future leaders of peacekeeping missions, the defense ministry ... 10:21 Nov. 04
#multinational naval exercise
S. Korean Navy to take part in multinational submarine rescue drills
SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean Navy said Monday it has deployed a 1,200-ton submarine to a multinational submarine rescue exercise set to begin off the coast of Australia later in the d... 09:13 Nov. 04
#S. Korea-U.S. combined exercise
S. Korea, U.S. to skip combined Vigilant Ace exercise: sources
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States are expected to skip a combined wintertime air exercise just as they did last year to support ongoing diplomacy for the denuclearization ... 08:01 Nov. 03
#Korean war remains
S. Korea to resume war remains excavation next week after ASF-driven suspension
SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military is expected to resume a project next week to excavate and identify war remains near the border with North Korea after it was suspended due to the ou... 10:53 Nov. 02
#USFK
USFK: No objection to S. Korea's Saemangeum solar farm project
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) said Friday it does not oppose South Korea's project to build a floating solar power plant near the Saemangeum reclamation area on the west coast ... 16:09 Nov. 01
#Seoul-Tokyo intel-sharing pact
No info shared between Seoul, Tokyo via GSOMIA over N. Korea's missile test: sources
By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Japan did not exchange military information with each other regarding North Korea's test-firing of short-range projectiles this week under t... 15:21 Nov. 01
#N. Korean conventional weapons
(News Focus) N. Korea adds another new short-range weapon to arsenal
By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's latest test of a new "super-large" multiple rocket launcher appears to mark the completion of development of yet another short-range tactical ... 14:21 Nov. 01
#NK projectile
(3rd LD) N. Korea fires two short-range projectiles toward East Sea: JCS
(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead with latest info; ADDS more details in paras 2-5, 8-10, 13, 16-17) By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired two short-range projectiles from a wester... 19:44 Oct. 31
(LEAD) S. Korea's NSC expresses 'strong concern' over N. Korea's projectile launch
(ATTN: UPDATES with more info from 4th para; ADDS photo) SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's National Security Council (NSC) expressed "strong concern" Thursday over North Korea's latest firin... 19:39 Oct. 31
S. Korea's NSC expresses 'strong concern' over N. Korea's projectile launch
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's National Security Council (NSC) expressed "strong concern" Thursday over North Korea's latest firing of two unidentified projectiles. The presidential NS... 19:27 Oct. 31