SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean security and technology experts are raising alarms over Google’s renewed request to export high-resolution digital maps of the country, warning that approval could pose grave national security and economic risks in an era of increasingly drone-based warfare and geopolitical uncertainty. During a policy forum held at the [...]
SEOUL, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top military officer on Thursday called for maintaining “overwhelming” readiness against North Korean threats, hours after Pyongyang’s launch of ballistic missiles into the East Sea, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said. JCS Chairman Adm. Kim Myung-soo made the call as he visited the Air Force’s [...]
SEOUL, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea and the United States have recently discussed the possibility of expanding their cooperation in the areas of naval shipbuilding and maintenance to military aircraft, the South’s defense ministry said Wednesday. The discussion took place when the allies held their Korea-U.S. Integrated Defense Dialogue (KIDD) in Washington last [...]
SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean civilian-government delegation recently wrapped up a four-nation Latin America visit to promote defense exports, the state arms procurement agency said Friday, as Seoul seeks to diversify its overseas arms sales. The delegation, comprising officials from the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), defense and foreign ministries, and [...]
SEOUL, April 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) on Wednesday advised its troops and employees subscribed to SK Telecom Co. to take safety measures following a major cyberattack at South Korea’s biggest mobile carrier. In a post titled “SK Telecom Breach Cyber Threat Advisory” updated on its website, the USFK warned of [...]
SEOUL, April 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will invest 113.4 billion won (US$79.1 million) this year to develop next-generation defense technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductors and robots, the industry ministry said Wednesday. The figure marks a 32.3 percent increase from the corresponding tally for 2024, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and [...]
CHANGWON, South Korea, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Hanwha Aerospace Co. is seeking to join a U.S. Department of Defense initiative to establish a network of military repair hubs in the Indo-Pacific, a move that could significantly enhance the combat readiness of U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) and strengthen South Korea’s strategic role in allied security [...]
SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S. military is considering the permanent deployment of advanced F-35A radar-evading fighter jets to South Korea, a source said Sunday. The deployment, if realized, would mark a major addition to U.S. air assets in South Korea, which consist mostly of older-generation F-16 fighter jets. F-35s have previously only [...]
SEOUL, April 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The 7th Air Force will temporarily assign 31 additional F-16 fighter jets to Osan Air Base starting October as part of its “Super Squadron” formation test aimed at enhancing combat effectiveness, the U.S. Air Force unit stationed in South Korea said Friday. Under the yearlong plan, the 7th Air [...]
SEOUL, April 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The Navy and the Marine Corps have launched a large-scale amphibious landing exercise in the southeastern coastal city of Pohang earlier this week to sharpen their joint operational capabilities, the armed forces said. Some 3,200 troops are taking part in the regular brigade-level drills that kicked off in areas [...]