SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — A new front-line barracks of the United Nations Command (UNC) Security Battalion has been named after two U.S. Army officers who were killed in a 1976 axe incident as a tribute their sacrifices, the command said Tuesday. Major Arthur Bonifas and First Lieutenant Mark Barrett were killed by North [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea’s recent series of missile launches using diverse platforms indicate its efforts to develop more powerful and harder-to-detect weapons, posing a challenge to South Korea’s missile defense system, experts said Monday. North Korea tested an array of missiles under development at the start of the year, including a [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea aims to develop an unmanned reconnaissance aircraft deployable from warships by 2028, the state arms procurement agency said Monday, amid efforts to boost surveillance against North Korean threats. Last month, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) signed a contract worth 143.3 billion won (US$107.1 million) with defense [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea fired several cruise missiles from its east coast on Sunday, the South Korean military said, days after Pyongyang test-fired new strategic cruise missiles from the west coast. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said the North’s launch took place around 8 a.m. in waters off Shinpo Port, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Korea Bizwire) –Recent statements from private U.S. experts and U.S. government officials indicate a growing concern over the possibility of North Korea launching a significant attack against South Korea within months. According to a New York Times report from January 25, anonymous U.S. government sources stated that North Korea’s recent missile tests [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – A U.S. surveillance aircraft flew over South Korea on Monday, aviation trackers showed, on an apparent mission to monitor North Korea following its claimed test of an underwater nuclear attack drone. The U.S. Air Force’s RC-135W Rivet Joint was spotted in skies above the city of Incheon, just west [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea ranked fifth in the world in terms of military strength, while North Korea’s standing was at 36th, an annual military power index showed Friday. South Korea had a firepower score of 0.1416 to stand at fifth out of 145 countries, according to Global Firepower 2024. Its standing [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is considering various measures to secure safe passage for cargo ships in the Red Sea amid rising tensions on the major shipping route, the defense ministry said Monday. Tensions in the Red Sea have escalated as the United States and Britain conducted strikes on military targets in [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea is pressing ahead with measures to disband its inter-Korean organizations, apparently stopping a radio station previously used to send encrypted messages to its spies in South Korea. As of Saturday, the North appears to have stopped broadcasting the state-run Pyongyang Radio and cut off access to its [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – In a significant advancement for military training facilities, the South Korean Army has unveiled the nation’s first shooting range with a barrier wall structure, designed to drastically reduce grenade shrapnel, stray bullets, and firing noise. This ground-breaking development represents a major step forward in enhancing both training efficiency and community [...]