SEOUL, April 1 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is expected to conduct more test launches of its Iskander-variant ballistic missiles in an effort to replace old Scud missiles with advanced solid-fuel ones, ...
14:29 Apr. 01
SEOUL, April 1 (Yonhap) -- Two Army soldiers and a Marine have tested positive for the new coronavirus, the defense ministry said Thursday.
A newly enlisted soldier in Yangju, north of Seoul, wa...
10:51 Apr. 01
SEOUL, April 1 (Yonhap) -- Defense Minister Suh Wook on Thursday called for a strong defense posture following North Korea's launch of two short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea last week...
10:38 Apr. 01
SEOUL, April 1 (Yonhap) -- The military has launched an annual mission to remove land mines near the border with North Korea and elsewhere to promote local residents' safety and convenience, the Jo...
10:36 Apr. 01
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SEOUL, March 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea decided Wednesday to buy dozens more advanced attack helicopters from abroad by...
19:32 Mar. 31
SEOUL, March 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea decided Wednesday to buy dozens more advanced attack helicopters from abroad by 2028, the arms procurement agency said.
The defense project promotion comm...
19:23 Mar. 31
SEOUL, March 31 (Yonhap) -- An official at the country's arm procurement agency in Gwacheon, just south of Seoul, has tested positive for the new coronavirus, the defense ministry said Wednesday.
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10:31 Mar. 31
SEOUL, March 30 (Yonhap) -- The U.S.-led United Nations Command (UNC) said Tuesday it held a training exercise with South Korean law enforcement authorities last week to cope with Chinese fishing b...
15:26 Mar. 30
SEOUL, March 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has the ability to intercept North Korea's short-range ballistic missiles, the defense ministry said Tuesday, after the North conducted a series of missile t...
11:41 Mar. 30
SEOUL, March 30 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. military has completed a two-week combined training of its missile defense units in the Indo-Pacific region, including an air defense brigade stationed in South...
10:31 Mar. 30
SEOUL, March 30 (Yonhap) -- Two soldiers and an Army officer tested positive for the new coronavirus, the defense ministry said Tuesday.
One soldier stationed in the city of Yangju, north of Seo...
10:25 Mar. 30
SEOUL, March 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will extend support for local defense firms this year to develop key components of major weapons with indigenous technologies, the arms procurement agency sa...
10:18 Mar. 30
SEOUL, March 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea sent a naval destroyer to the Suez Canal to ensure the safety of its nationals using the waterway, as operations to rescue a stranded giant vessel are under ...
19:55 Mar. 29
SEOUL, March 29 (Yonhap) -- The defense ministry said Monday it extended the current social distancing rules for the military, which allow service members to vacation in a limited manner, for anoth...
16:45 Mar. 29
SEOUL, March 29 (Yonhap) -- Chanyeol, a member of K-pop boy band EXO, will enlist for mandatory military service Monday, his management agency said.
The rapper, whose legal name is Park Chan-ye...
16:21 Mar. 29
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SEOUL, March 29 (Yonhap) -- Hanwha Systems Co., the defense and ICT unit of Hanwha Group, said Monday it will raise 1.2 trillion won (US$1.06 billion) by sel...
15:38 Mar. 29
SEOUL, March 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Monday called for Russia's active support and cooperation for the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, the defense ministry said Monday, days after t...
15:38 Mar. 29
SEOUL, March 29 (Yonhap) -- Hanwha Systems Co., the defense and ICT unit of Hanwha Group, said Monday it will raise 1.2 trillion won (US$1.06 billion) by selling stocks to finance new growth driver...
15:07 Mar. 29
SEOUL, March 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military is keeping a close watch on North Korea, the defense ministry said Monday, amid a report that the North may be ready to roll out a new submarine c...
11:40 Mar. 29
SEOUL, March 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is closely discussing with the United States ways to improve living conditions for American service members stationed on the THAAD missile defense base in th...
11:39 Mar. 29