SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Hanwha Aerospace Co. of South Korea signed an executive contract, worth US$3.55 billion, with Poland for the supply of Chunmoo multiple launch rocket systems, Seoul’s defense authorities announced Friday. The two sides signed the deal as a follow-up to a framework contract inked last month. It has lifted South [...]
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — From bolstering deterrence cooperation to visiting a strategic U.S. air base, choreographed moves by the South Korean and U.S. defense chiefs sent an unmistakable message: Unceasing North Korean provocations will only reinvigorate the bilateral alliance. The message reverberated throughout Thursday, as Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup and his U.S. counterpart, Lloyd [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S.-based Korea Defense Veterans Association (KDVA) and the South Korea-U.S. Alliance Foundation announced Tuesday that it has invited former U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) service members to South Korea as part of a temporary visitors program. The program was held for the second time after last year. This year’s [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea and the United States will hold major combined air drills, involving some 240 military aircraft, next week to verify the allies’ wartime operational capabilities, the Air Force here said Friday, amid growing North Korean security threats. The five-day Vigilant Storm exercise is set to begin Monday, as [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s military on Wednesday conducted amphibious landing drills with a focus on enhancing “real-world” combat capabilities, the Marine Corps said, amid its stepped-up efforts to counter evolving North Korean threats. The drills took place in Pohang, 272 kilometers southeast of Seoul, as part of this year’s Hoguk defense [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Navy said Monday it has started a large-scale exercise in the Yellow Sea on Monday, joined by the Army, the Air Force and the Coast Guard as well as American troops. The four-day training is being held as part of the annual ongoing Hoguk drills that will [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — An international military culture expo finished Sunday, having showcased South Korea’s advanced defense capabilities for 17 days with the aim of enhancing mutual understanding among world militaries. The closing ceremony for the Gyeryong World Military Culture Expo was held at the venue in the central city, just next to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Navy is seeking to create a new command running unmanned ships, submarines and aircraft in the 2040s, the armed service said Friday, in an effort to address a potential troop shortage caused by the country’s low birthrate. During a parliamentary audit, the Navy unveiled a series of [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) on Friday disclosed footage of its recent “routine” artillery live-fire training, after North Korea fired artillery shells on the pretext of responding to such drills. In a Facebook post, the USFK said that soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 18th Field Artillery Regiment (FAR) and [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean arms maker Hyundai Rotem Co. on Wednesday held a ceremony to celebrate the first shipment of K2 tanks bound for Poland at its plant in Changwon, 400 kilometers south of Seoul. The company signed a 4.499 trillion won (US$3.3 billion) deal with Poland’s state defense procurement agency [...]