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Generals from both Koreas to discuss joint military committee

The two Koreas’ senior military officers are to hold a meeting Friday at the border village inside the Demilitarized Zone, the Defense Ministry said Monday, in an effort to assess the implementation of the comprehensive military agreement signed last month. According to the Ministry of National Defense, the two Koreas’ militaries agreed to hold general-level talks at the truce village of Panmunjom. The meeting will kick off at 10 a.m. in the North Korean building Panmungak. During the meeting, t

Two Koreas, UNC hold second round of trilateral talks

The two Koreas and the US-led United Nations Command on Monday held a second round of trilateral discussions to evaluate the progress of the demining operation and other steps to achieve demilitarization along the border. 　Three-member delegations from all three sides met at the South Korean building inside the border village of Panmunjom. The South Korean military requested the meeting when it asked for a general-level meeting with North Korea this Friday. 　The Ministry of National Defense said

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Defense
Washington proposed suspension of joint air drill:Seoul's defense ministry

The suspension of a scheduled air drill between South Korean and US military forces was first proposed by the Pentagon, the Defense Ministry said Sunday, and added Seoul suggested adjusting the scope of the exercise rather than canceling it altogether. A senior official from the Ministry of National Defense told reporters that while Exercise Vigilant Ace, slated for December, would not go ahead, the South Korean military would proceed with its own unilateral exercises. The official said that Sec

Oct 21, 2018
Defense
S. Korea to conduct solo air exercise in December

Despite the possible suspension of the upcoming joint air defense exercise with the United States, South Korea will carry out its own air drill as scheduled in December, an official of the defense ministry here said Sunday.The annual Seoul-Washington air exercise, Vigilant Ace, which had been scheduled for December, is highly likely to be suspended this year to lend support for ongoing peace efforts involving North Korea, according to officials of the allies. The large-scale air exercise has bee

Oct 21, 2018
Defense
US and South Korea again call off a major military exercise

The United States and South Korea are scrapping another major military exercise this year, a Pentagon official said Friday, citing a push for diplomatic progress with North Korea. The top Pentagon spokeswoman, Dana W. White, said Washington and Seoul are suspending an air exercise known as Vigilant Ace "to give the diplomatic process every opportunity to continue.'' It was the latest move aimed at trying to nudge North Korea, which despises such US-South Korean exercises, into negotiating about

Oct 20, 2018
Defense
Korea, China to set up further hotline between air forces

The defense chiefs of South Korea and China held talks on Friday during which they agreed to set up more hotline between their air forces and promote military exchanges. South Korean Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo and his Chinese counterpart, Wei Fenghe, also agreed to jointly work toward peace and stability on the Northeast Asia, Seoul's defense ministry said in a statement. South Korean Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo and his Chinese counterpart, Wei Fenghe (Yonhap)The talks between Jeon

Oct 19, 2018
Defense
Korea, US fail to bridge differences over splitting defense costs

South Korea and the United States failed Friday to reconcile their differences over sharing the cost of stationing American troops on the peninsula during their eighth round of talks in Seoul, the foreign ministry here said. The allies wrapped up their four-day negotiation session without bridging the gaps on a set of sticking points such as the exact cost Seoul is set to shoulder for the upkeep of 28,500 American troops in the South. From right: South Korea`s Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-do

Oct 19, 2018
Defense
Controversy erupts over US military’s tightened base access for Koreans in Japan

　Controversy has erupted over the United States military’s decision to impose extra scrutiny on South Koreans visiting US bases in Japan, prompting speculation as to the reasoning behind it. 　According to US military newspaper Stars and Stripes, US Forces Japan has recently added South Korea to a list of nations whose citizens must undergo additional screening before they can be escorted onto installations.　USFJ said the measure is a part of the routine process for reviewing its policies for thi

Oct 18, 2018
Defense
Army aims to 'mechanize' all squads by 2030

South Korea's Army unveiled an ambitious plan Thursday to equip all of its squads nationwide with advanced armored vehicles and other transportation by 2030.The Mount Paektu Tiger project, worth 1.25 trillion won ($1.1 billion), aims to enable all ground troops to move by wheeled-armored carriers, such as the K200 armed vehicle and other small tactical vehicles, rather than on foot. (Yonhap)All vehicles will be installed with improved bullet-proof and remote controlled weapon station systems.The

Oct 18, 2018
Defense
No change in Korea's defense commitment to NLL: military

South Korea's military said Tuesday it remains firmly committed to the defense of the Northern Limit Line, the de facto sea border with North Korea.The two Koreas have long disputed the demarcation of their Yellow Sea border, a legacy of the 1950-53 Korean War, which ended in a truce.The South has maintained the NLL, while the North has drawn its own "security line" further south, leading to some deadly naval skirmishes.In April, the leaders of the two sides agreed to turn the tense area into a

Oct 16, 2018
Defense
Two Koreas, UNC hold first trilateral talks to disarm JSA

Challenges remain for future talks as meeting falls short of producing specific agreement

Oct 16, 2018
Defense
Defense Ministry claims delay in missile test not politically motivated 　

South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense on Monday denied allegations that the presidential office had instructed the military to cancel a scheduled ballistic missile test out of concern that it would hamper inter-Korean detente. 　The ministry’s spokesperson Choi Hyun-soo told reporters that while the military had changed the schedule for the flight test for a long-range, surface-to-air missile, the decision was to do with “technical issues” rather than political reasons.　“As we proceed with

Oct 15, 2018
Defense
Military says L-SAM interceptor missile test delayed for technical reasons

South Korea's defense ministry said Monday it has decided to put off the testing of a new surface-to-air interceptor missile due to technical, not political, reasons.The military has sought to develop the L-SAM missile system aimed at shooting down ballistic missiles from North Korea. (Yonhap)If deployed, it's expected to serve as a key element of the Korean Air and Missile Defense in the making, along with the existing PAC-III system.The military authorities had planned to conduct a firing test

Oct 15, 2018
Defense
International fleet review in Jeju concludes 5-day campaign

An international fleet review on the southern resort island of Jeju concluded its five-day campaign on Sunday, South Korea's Navy said. Some 10,000 troops from 12 countries and naval representatives from 46 countries attended the International Fleet Review in Jeju and promoted world peace through the sea, while sharing ideas on harmony and co-existence. Nineteen foreign vessels, including the US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, will leave the South Korean port of Jeju on

Oct 14, 2018
Defense
S. Korea's military mulling drawing up rules of engagement against cyberattacks

South Korea is considering drawing up rules of engagement in cyberspace to effectively deal with growing threats from North Korea and other unidentified players, military authorities said Sunday. "Since 2004, discussions have been under way at the UN meetings to enact international laws related to cyber war," a source told Yonhap News Agency on condition of anonymity. "We will closely watch the relevant situations and cautiously review and push for drawing up the rules of engagement."The envisio

Oct 14, 2018
Defense

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