SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is closely monitoring additional observation buoys installed by China near overlapping waters between the two countries, the foreign ministry said Monday, citing concerns they could be used for military purposes. The South Korean Navy recently detected three new buoys installed in May 2023 in international waters near [...]
SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean defense giant Hanwha Aerospace Co. said Monday it has participated in the Shangri-La Dialogue, a major international security forum held annually in Singapore, marking a step forward in its global defense engagement and becoming the first South Korean defense firm to do so. Michael Coulter, chief executive [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Hanwha Systems Co. said Tuesday it has been selected as the developer of a multifunction radar (MFR) prototype for South Korea’s next-generation long-range surface-to-air missile (L-SAM) defense system. The company said it has won a 54.7 billion-won (US$40 million) contract from the state-run Agency for Defense Development to develop [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Security concerns have been cited as the reason behind North Korea’s objection to a UNESCO Global Geopark designation for a group of South Korean western border islands, diplomatic sources said Monday. North Korea cited “security reasons” when it filed an objection with UNESCO earlier this month to the agency’s consideration of the Baengnyeong, Daecheong and Socheong islands for UNESCO Global Geopark status, according to the sources. In November, South Korea’s Incheon government submitted the islands just south of the Northern Limit Line (NLL) — the [...]
SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The Marine Corps has staged regular defense drills on border islands in the Yellow Sea as part of efforts to maintain readiness against North Korean military threats, officials said Friday. The three-day joint exercise involving the Army, Navy and Air Force began Wednesday on islands near the Northern Limit [...]
WASHINGTON, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A Pentagon spokesperson on Friday dismissed reports on the United States’ consideration of a U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) troop drawdown as “not true,” reaffirming that America remains “fully” committed to the defense of South Korea. Chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell issued a statement after The Wall Street Journal reported [...]
SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s defense ministry said Friday it has not held any discussions with the Pentagon over the possibility of scaling back U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) troops stationed in South Korea, stressing it is a matter that requires bilateral consultation. The remark came in response to a report by The [...]
WASHINGTON, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The United States’ reported consideration of a U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) troop drawdown is raising eyebrows in South Korea as the reduction, if realized, could affect deterrence against a muscle-flexing North Korea and be construed as a sign of a diminished security commitment to South Korea. President Donald Trump’s [...]
SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Hanwha Group said Friday it will participate in CANSEC 2025, Canada’s largest defense trade show, to showcase a comprehensive suite of advanced defense solutions aimed at strengthening Canada’s sovereign capabilities. At the two-day exhibition to open in Ottawa on Wednesday, Hanwha plans to showcase its cutting-edge land [...]
SEOUL, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of Polish soldiers have undergone training in South Korea to operate the Chunmoo rocket artillery after Warsaw’s recent purchase of the weapons system, the Army said Thursday. The two-week program kicked off at a training field in Paju, about 30 kilometers northwest of Seoul, last Thursday, involving [...]