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BTS to appear on ABC's 'Good Morning America' next week
[Newsmaker] Koreas’ summit rekindles talk of 2nd Trump-Kim meeting
Moon to return home after joint excursion with N. Korean leader
N. Korea’s media extensively report on summit agreements
Pompeo: US prepared to engage in talks with N. Korea
[Breaking] Moon, Kim head to Mount Paekdu in friendship event
Trump praises Korean summit, cites progress on North Korea
Moon Jae-in attends mass games in Pyongyang
Moon, Kim watch ‘largest show on Earth’
IOC welcomes Koreas’ intention to co-host 2032 Olympics

Sept 19, 2018 Defense

Ministry denies Seoul and Washington's push for OPCON transfer with specific date in mind

South Korea's defense ministry on Wednesday dismissed a claim that Seoul and Washington have been pushing for the transfer of wartime operational control with a specific timeline in mind.During a presentation at a security forum, Yeo Suk-joo, deputy minister for policy, said that the Moon Jae-in government's position is to push for the transfer by securing needed defense capabilities at an early date. (Yonhap)"The principle of the early, conditions-based transfer of wartime operational control d

Joint probe team tentatively concludes defective rotor mast as cause of marine chopper crash

A team of civilian, government and military experts has tentatively concluded that defects in the rotor mast caused the July crash of a marine chopper that killed five troops, a source said Monday.The team explained the interim results of its investigation to the families of the victims on Sunday. The military authorities had planned to announce the results to the media on Monday, but delayed the plan, citing the need for more time.The MUH-1 Marineon, the Marine variant of the KUH-1 Surion helic

Sept 17, 2018
Defense
Gen. Abrams nominated to lead US Forces Korea

Gen. Robert B. Abrams, commander of the US Army Forces Command, has been tapped to lead the US Forces Korea, a military source in Seoul confirmed Monday.Abrams is set to undergo a confirmation hearing at the US Senate Armed Services Committee on Sept. 25, the committee's website showed."Gen. Abrams has been nominated as the new USFK chief and is poised to go through the Senate hearing," the source told Yonhap News Agency on condition of anonymity.(Yonhap)If his nomination is approved, he will su

Sept 17, 2018
Defense
Korean military keeps monitoring China's installation of buoys: ministry

South Korea's military will keep monitoring China's installation of buoys in the two countries' overlapping exclusive economic zones in the Yellow Sea, Seoul's defense ministry said Friday.The ministry made the remarks amid a news report that Beijing has installed buoys in the open seas -- a possible move to gain an advantage in maritime demarcation negotiations with Seoul. Some even raised suspicion that the buoys could be being placed for military purposes, such as tracking submarines. (Yonhap

Sept 14, 2018
Defense
Korea launches 3,000-ton homegrown submarine

South Korea held a launching ceremony Friday for a 3,000-ton indigenous submarine, a new strategic weapons system designed to bolster underwater defense capabilities.The ceremony for the diesel-electric air-independent propulsion submarine, named after a prominent South Korean independence fighter, Dosan Ahn Chang-ho, took place at the Okpo Shipyard of Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co. on the southern island of Geoje. This photo, taken Sept. 14, shows the 3,000-ton diesel-electric a

Sept 14, 2018
Defense
Two Koreas’ militaries hold 17-hour talks in preparation for summit breakthrough

With the leaders of the two Koreas seeking to take significant measures to ease military tensions during their summit next week, the two sides’ militaries held extensive discussions to facilitate the upcoming meeting.During the 17-hour talks that started Thursday morning at the truce village of Panmunjom, the two sides sought to pave the way for a third meeting between President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang. While no specific agreements have been announced, the go

Sept 15, 2018
Defense
Two Koreas hold military talks ahead of upcoming summit

President Moon’s top security adviser says ‘detailed consultation’ is underway to establish ‘peace area’ in the West Sea and two Koreas moving toward ‘operational arms control’

Sept 13, 2018
Defense
Defense ministry opens annual security forum to discuss 'sustainable peace'

South Korea's defense ministry began its annual international security forum in Seoul on Wednesday to discuss ongoing efforts to denuclearize the peninsula, maritime security, defense in cyberspace and other issues. The 7th vice-ministerial Seoul Defense Dialogue brought together 250 people from 49 countries and four international organizations, including the UN and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. It runs for three days until Friday under the theme of "Sustainable Peace

Sept 12, 2018
Defense
Koreas to hold working-level military talks Thursday

The two Koreas will hold working-level military talks this week to discuss measures to reduce tensions on the border, Seoul's defense ministry said Tuesday. The colonels' talks scheduled for Thursday will follow up on a tentative agreement reached at a July 31 general-level meeting on issues that include the proposed joint excavation of war remains in the Demilitarized Zone, withdrawal of guard posts from the DMZ on a trial basis and disarmament of the Joint Security Area, a ministry official sa

Sept 11, 2018
Defense
New wheeled armored vehicle to be mass-produced later this year

A new wheeled armored vehicle, designed to enhance troop mobility and survivability, will be mass-produced in the latter half of this year, as it has satisfied operational requirements through a recent field test, the state procurement agency said Monday.The Defense Acquisition Program Administration said that the K-808 vehicle, built by Hyundai Rotem Co., a unit of Hyundai Motor Group, successfully underwent the test in field units, such as the Army's 25th and 37th Divisions, from April through

Sept 10, 2018
Defense
11 soldiers injured in armored vehicle accident

POCHEON -- Eleven soldiers were injured when an armored vehicle of the Army fell on its side during a training exercise north of Seoul on Friday, military authorities said. The accident occurred at around 10:15 a.m. while the K-21 armored vehicle and the soldiers on board were joining a firing demonstration training underway as part of preparations for a military exhibition event next week, officials said. (Yonhap)The injured soldiers were taken to a military hospital for treatment, but no one

Sept 7, 2018
Defense
S. Korean Special Forces in UAE a ‘trip wire’ in Yemini civil war: lawmaker

A South Korean Special Forces unit dispatched to the United Arab Emirates has become a “trip wire” in the ongoing Yemeni civil war, an opposition lawmaker said, calling for the unit’s immediate withdrawal from the region. In an interview with Yonhap News Agency on Thursday, Rep. Kim Jong-dae of the minor Justice Party said that the 150-member Akh Unit could automatically be drawn into the UAE’s fight against rebel forces in Yemen.The UAE has joined Saudi Arabia-led military campaigns against Hou

Sept 7, 2018
Defense
Japanese warships carrying controversial flag to join next month's Jeju fleet review

Several Japanese warships carrying a controversial flag symbolic of its past imperialism are expected to join an international fleet review slated to take place on South Korea's southern island of Jeju next month, a military source in Seoul said Thursday.The display of Japan's Rising Sun flag is likely to inflame the public sentiment in South Korea, where historical animosity over the wrongdoings of the country's onetime colonizer, still runs deep. Japan colonized the peninsula from 1910-45. (A

Sept 6, 2018
Defense
Military exemption: performance booster or unfair privilege?

When the Korean national soccer team won the gold medal at the Asian Games on Sunday, English Premier League star Son Hong-min, along with 20 of his teammates, received exemptions from mandatory military service. 　The hard-won victory over archrival Japan would typically have been a sweet moment for South Korea, but there was bitter sentiment this time that was openly expressed. The resentment stems from exemptions from military service granted to the soccer players for “raising national prestig

Sept 5, 2018
Defense
Arrest warrant sought against two-star general for alleged surveillance of civilians

A military probe team investigating wrongdoings of the now-disbanded security command sought an arrest warrant Tuesday for a two-star general over the alleged surveillance of civilians years ago.The team suspects that Maj. Gen. So Gang-won, who served as the chief of staff of the Defense Security Command, was actively involved in monitoring the bereaved families of victims of a 2014 ferry disaster.It cited flight risk and the possibility of So destroying evidence. Maj. Gen. So Gang-won (Yonhap)I

Sept 4, 2018
Defense

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