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Today Defense

Korean Navy's first training ship to be launched Friday

The first training ship of South Korea's Navy is set to be launched on Friday afternoon. The ceremony for the ATH-81 Hansando vessel, which will be deployed in early 2021, will take place at the shipyard of Hyundai Heavy Industries in the southeastern city of Ulsan, the Navy said.ATH is the acronym of Auxiliary Training Ship Helo. (Yonhap)The 4,500-ton, 142-meter-long ship can sail more than 12,000 km at the speed of 18kts (33km/h). The maximum pace is 24kts. It's equipped with 76-mm and 40-mm g

Government considers 36 months in correctional facilities for alternative service

The South Korean government is seeking to require 36 months of work in correctional facilities from those seeking alternative to military service, after the country’s top court recognized conscientious objection as a valid reason for rejecting mandatory military service. 　While the Ministry of National Defense and the conscription agency have yet to finalize plans for an alternative service program, they said their preferred option is to involve conscientious objectors serving at correctional fa

Today
Defense
Koreas, UNC discuss ways of allowing tourists to access JSA

Military officials from South and North Korea and the United Nations Command held another round of working-level consultations at the border truce village of Panmunjom Tuesday on disarming the Joint Security Area in the Demilitarized Zone and allowing civilians to travel freely inside the restricted area.According to a government source, the three sides conducted a joint on-site inspection to further discuss the operation of surveillance equipment at the JSA along the inter-Korean border, as wel

Nov 13, 2018
Defense
S. Korea’s first aerial refueling tanker arrives at peninsula

South Korea’s first aerial refueling tanker was delivered to the Air Force on Monday, amid expectations that the long-sought-after asset will boost the country’s military capabilities. The Air Force said Monday an A330 MRTT arrived at an air base in the southern city of Gimhae, South Gyeongsang Province. The tanker plane is expected to become operational next month after undergoing a series of performance tests. The military expects that the tanker will boost South Korea’s air combat capability

Nov 13, 2018
Defense
S. Korea defends joint marine drill with US against N. Korea's criticism

South Korea's defense authorities made clear Monday that Seoul will continue the ongoing joint marine exercise with the United States, countering North Korea's claim that the exercises amount to a breach of a recent military agreement between the Koreas.Last week, the allies resumed the Korea Marine Exercise Program involving US Marines from Okinawa, Japan, and such military equipment as amphibious assault vehicles, ending a six-month pause. (Yonhap)The Ministry of National Defense stressed the

Nov 12, 2018
Defense
Two Koreas, UNC hold talks on disarming Panmunjom

Military officials from South and North Korea and the United Nations Command opened another round of working-level consultations Monday on disarming the truce village of Panmunjom inside the Demilitarized Zone, the Ministry of National Defense said.The trilateral session at the Freedom House located on the southern side of Panmunjom is meant to focus on the operation of surveillance equipment at the Joint Security Area along the inter-Korean border.The three sides have turned Panmunjom into a fi

Nov 12, 2018
Defense
Koreas begin destroying 20 front-line guard posts

The South and North Korean militaries began destroying 20 front-line guard posts on Sunday after withdrawing troops and firearms as they implemented a comprehensive agreement on reducing tensions on the tense border, Seoul's defense ministry said.Seoul and Pyongyang signed the military agreement on Sept. 19, including measures to prevent armed confrontation along the Military Demarcation Line and on the Northern Limit Line, a de facto sea border in the Yellow Sea. DMZ (Yonhap)As part of the agre

Nov 11, 2018
Defense
US commander supports inter-Korean military deal on reducing tension

The commander of United States Forces Korea said Sunday he supports an inter-Korean military agreement on reducing tension.Gen. Robert B. Abrams, who took command as head of US troops here last week, made the remarks as he visited the truce village of Panmunjom inside the Demilitarized Zone dividing the Korean Peninsula. (Yonhap)Seoul and Pyongyang signed the comprehensive military agreement on Sept. 19, including measures to prevent armed confrontation along the Military Demarcation Line and on

Nov 11, 2018
Defense
Korea, US aim for deal next week on sharing USFK cost

South Korea said Friday it will hold another round of negotiations with the United States next week on sharing the cost of stationing American troops on the peninsula.The two sides are running out of time for an agreement. The existing accord is to expire at the end of this year.South Korean officials said they aim to strike a deal in the four-day talks to open in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Tuesday. (Yonhap)It would mark the 9th round of negotiations the Special Measures Agreement."South Korea and the

Nov 9, 2018
Defense
Allies identify remains of US soldier killed in Korean War

South Korea's military said Thursday it has identified the remains of an American service member killed in the 1950-53 Korean War via joint work with the ally.The remains were excavated in Yanggu, Gangwon Province, in October last year by the Ministry of National Defense Agency for KIA Recovery and Identification. (Yonhap)It conducted DNA and other analyses, together with representatives from the US Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), earlier this week.The remains were confirmed to be thos

Nov 8, 2018
Defense
Top US Commander in S. Korea takes office amid uncertainty about decades-old alliance

New USFK Commander Gen. Robert B. Abrams stresses role of robust military posture in supporting diplomatic efforts with North Korea

Nov 8, 2018
Defense
Top US general’s remarks spark debate over fate of USFK

Remarks about the Korean Peninsula by a top US military officer have sparked debate over the future of the 28,500 American troops stationed in South Korea. 　Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Monday that the US would have to start making “some changes to the military posture on the peninsula” over time if talks with North Korea make progress. 　While Dunford did not elaborate on what those changes might be during a recent forum at Duke University, the remarks have

Nov 7, 2018
Defense
Military intelligence unit floated idea of leaving Sewol underwater

The scandal-ridden military intelligence command had floated the idea of leaving the Sewol ferry underwater to address worsening public sentiment over former President Park Geun-hye’s handling of the sinking, investigators said Tuesday. 　According to the military probe team investigating the Defense Security Command’s illicit surveillance targeting civilians, the now-defunct unit had suggested to Park that the government stop seeking to recover the ferry that sank off the country’s southwestern

Nov 6, 2018
Defense
Koreas, UN Command to hold talks over JSA disarmament

The Koreas and the US-led UN Command will hold talks Tuesday over a set of issues related to the disarmament of the Joint Security Area in the Demilitarized Zone, Seoul's defense ministry said.The third round of the trilateral talks is set to begin at 10 a.m. at the Freedom House, a South Korea-controlled building in the border truce village of Panmunjom. (Yonhap)"At the meeting this time, (the three) will mutually confirm and evaluate the results of the work to verify (the disarmament of) the J

Nov 6, 2018
Defense
Korea, US resume marine drills

South Korea and the United States resumed their combined marine drills Monday for the first time since they were suspended in June to support diplomacy with North Korea over its denuclearization.The allies began the two-week Korea Marine Exercise Program, which involves some 500 troops, including US marines from Okinawa, Japan, and military equipment, such as assault amphibious vehicles. (Yonhap)The resumption of the drills is in line with the allies' decision to continue their battalion-level

Nov 5, 2018
Defense

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