SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – In a powerful display of military cooperation, South Korea and the United States have begun their large-scale amphibious landing exercise, known as Ssangyong (Double Dragon), along the southeastern coast of Pohang and the eastern seaboard. The exercise, designed to enhance combat readiness and interoperability between the two allies, runs [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea and the United States commenced a joint live-fire aerial exercise on Monday, a move aimed at bolstering defenses against the growing threat posed by North Korea. The South Korean Air Force announced that the three-day exercise began earlier in the day over the waters off South Korea’s [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea and the United States will begin their large-scale amphibious landing exercise in the southeastern city of Pohang and the eastern coast this week to build up the allies’ combat readiness posture and interoperability, the South’s Navy and Marine Corps said Sunday. This year’s Ssangyong (double dragon) exercise, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea on Friday denounced the United States’ approval of a potential sale of Apache attack helicopters to South Korea as a provocative act that deliberately aims to increase security instability in the region. A North Korean foreign ministry official issued the statement after the U.S. announced a decision [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s defense authorities on Friday approved a plan to reduce Indonesia’s contribution for a joint fighter jet development project to 600 billion won (US$440 million), about one-third of the original amount, the state arms procurement agency said. The Defense Project Promotion Committee endorsed the plan amid concerns over [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – In a demonstration of its rapid deployment capabilities, an armored unit from the U.S. mainland has conducted live-fire exercises in South Korea, showcasing its ability to quickly project combat power in the Indo-Pacific region. The U.S. Eighth Army in Korea revealed on August 13 that soldiers from the 4th Battalion, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s first indigenous military spy satellite launched in December has passed a combat suitability evaluation, the state arms procurement agency said Wednesday, in a feat bolstering the country’s space reconnaissance capabilities against North Korean threats. Following its launch from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California last year, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The state arms procurement agency said Monday it has test-deployed a multi-legged robot designed for counter-terrorism operations as part of a push to introduce advanced technologies to the military. The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) launched the project in August 2022 to develop a robot that can check for [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The military manpower agency said Thursday it will strengthen legal compliance education for social service agents after BTS member Suga’s drunk-driving incident on an electric scooter earlier this week. On Tuesday night, the 31-year-old, who is currently serving his mandatory military service as a social agent, was booked and [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The Navy is set to receive its first batch of MH-60R Seahawk maritime helicopters in December, officials said Wednesday, a move that could boost its anti-submarine capabilities against North Korean threats. In 2020, the state arms procurement agency approved a 960 billion-won (US$698 million) project to purchase 12 Seahawks [...]