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Jan 20, 2019 Defense

[Graphic News] S. Korea to increase defense spending

　South Korea will increase defense spending by an average of 7.5 percent each year over the next five years, the Defense Ministry said.　The ministry announced its defense blueprint for the 2019-2023 period, when it intends to spend 270.7 trillion won ($241 billion) -- 94.1 trillion won on improving defense capabilities and the rest on managing troops, equipment and facilities. 　Under the plan, the ministry seeks to increase the country’s defense budget, which stands at 46.7 trillion won this ye

S. Korea's Marine chief to visit Okinawa for alliance talks with US next week

South Korea's Marine Corps Commandant Lt. Gen. Jun Jin-goo will visit Okinawa, Japan, next week for talks with top US military officials over cooperation in strengthening the bilateral alliance, his office said Friday.At the invitation of the III Marine Expeditionary Force, Jun will embark on a six-day trip on Monday to attend a high-level meeting of the allies' Combined Marine Component Command and meet separately with senior US military leaders. (Yonhap)"During his visit, the allies will discu

Jan 18, 2019
Defense
US Missile Defense Review says North Korea poses ‘extraordinary threat’

North Korea poses an “extraordinary threat” to the United States and its allies, and the US should remain “vigilant,” a US Pentagon report said on Thursday (US time).The US Department of Defense unveiled its new defense strategy in the 2019 Missile Defense Review, highlighting the need to add new technologies to the space-based missile defense system in order to protect the country from external threats. (Screen captured of the Missile Defense Review)The report is the first Missile Defense Revie

Jan 19, 2019
Defense
[Newsmaker] Seoul-Tokyo radar tussle spreads to YouTube

While the ongoing clash between Seoul and Tokyo over a recent radar incident at sea shows no signs of abating, it has also triggered controversy on YouTube, with the defense ministries of the two countries explaining their positions on the online platform. Japan was the first to take the issue to YouTube, uploading a 13-minute video of the incident to its YouTube channel on Dec. 28 with subtitles in Japanese and English to reinforce its accusations against South Korea. The video was shot from th

Jan 18, 2019
Defense
Seoul-Takyo radar row continues, despite talks

The end does not seem near for the ongoing radar row between Seoul and Tokyo, as the two governments continue to clash after a recent general-level meeting. The radar row erupted last month when Japan claimed that South Korea’s naval warship had locked its weapons-targeting radar onto its warplane. Korea has rejected the allegation and maintains it was on a humanitarian rescue mission of a North Korean fishing boat adrift in the overlapping exclusive economic zones of South Korea and Japan. The

Jan 18, 2019
Defense
Navy conducts winter rescue training at sea

Some 100 members of the Navy’s Sea Salvage and Rescue Unit have been jumping into freezing sea waters since Monday, as the unit began its annual winter training at the southern port city of Jinhae, South Gyeongsang Province. 　This year’s program is focused on adapting to the cold sea water and overcoming challenges they may face in the sea, according to the Navy. (Yonhap)During the five-day training, the SSU conducts various exercises, including scuba training in which divers explore the bottom

Jan 18, 2019
Defense
Japan takes exception to S. Korean action following radar talks: reports

TOKYO (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 the Japanese defense ministry was up in arms about South Korea's announcement of incorrect information about the spat earlier this week. Images from the vidoe released by Seoul`s Ministry of National Defense. YonhapThe two countries met in Singapore on Monday with the goal of narrowing their differences on the situa

Jan 16, 2019
Defense
Seoul, Tokyo lock horns over sharing of frequency data in radar spat

The ongoing radar spat between South Korea and Japan is deepening, with the two sides clashing over the matter of sharing the frequency of the radar signal that Tokyo claims to have detected. Japan insists that a South Korean Navy destroyer locked its weapons-targeting radar onto a Japanese warplane during a recent search and rescue operation, but South Korea denies the allegation.The Ministry of National Defense said Wednesday that it had asked Tokyo to reveal the frequency of the radar that it

Jan 17, 2019
Defense
S. Korea, US expected to finalize military exercise plan this month

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 negotiations with North Korea.The allies have suspended several exercises since the June summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to help advance talks on dismantling the North's nuclear weapons program.(Yonhap)Pyongyang condemns the drills as an invasion rehearsal against the regime despite assurances from Seoul a

Jan 16, 2019
Defense
Defense white paper fudges on whether NK is 'enemy'

Ministry says NK has specialized battalion for assassination of key figures

Jan 16, 2019
Defense
S. Korea, US expected to seek high-level talks on defense cost

South Korea and the United States are expected to seek high-level talks to renew a cost-sharing agreement for American troops stationed in the South, after 10th rounds of talks with their chief negotiators failed to reach a deal, a South Korean government official has said. Seoul and Washington have held a series of talks since March last year over how much of the cost South Korea should bear for the stationing of 28,500 troops of US Forces Korea.(Yonhap)US President Donald Trump has called for

Jan 11, 2019
Defense
Minister expects new Army command to play key role in allied combat readiness

South Korean Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo said Wednesday that the country's new hub Army command will have to play a key role in the future alliance with the United States.Speaking at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Ground Operation Command, he said it needs to spearhead "all joint and combined operations" on the ground. The ceremony was held at the unit's headquarters in Yongin, just south of Seoul. (Yonhap)The GOC leads seven regional corps and one expeditionary corps, as well as a lo

Jan 9, 2019
Defense
Korea hits back with its own video clip over radar spat

South Korea on Friday released its own video clip to repudiate Japan's claims over an escalating spat involving military radar, renewing calls for Tokyo to stop distorting facts and apologize over the incident.Seoul's defense ministry posted the video clip on YouTube, a week after Tokyo released its own footage to back up the claim that a South Korean warship had locked fire-control radar on its maritime patrol aircraft on Dec. 20.(ROK Ministry of National Defense YouTube)In the clip, the minist

Jan 4, 2019
Defense
Defense Ministry to release video to counter Tokyo’s accusation in radar row

Seoul’s Defense Ministry is preparing to release a video clip to counter Tokyo’s accusation that a Korean Naval destroyer had locked its weapons-targeting radar onto a Japanese warplane last month, amid an escalating dispute over the incident.The move comes after Japan released footage filmed by its patrol aircraft in an effort to back its claim. The Ministry of National Defense has expressed regret over Japan’s disclosure of the footage, calling it “misleading.” Ministry of National Defense sp

Jan 4, 2019
Defense
OPCON transfer will not lead to withdrawal of US troops: minister

Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo reiterated Tuesday that the transfer of wartime operational control would not lead to the withdrawal of the US forces stationed in the country, or the dissolution of the ROK-US Combined Forces Command. Responding to a question during a local TV show, Jeong reiterated that the planned transfer of OPCON would not affect the allies’ current combined defense posture, over which conservatives here have often raised concern. Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo (Yonhap)“

Jan 3, 2019
Defense

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