SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Army said Thursday it is pushing to acquire an advanced interception system to defend against evolving missile and artillery threats from North Korea. It unveiled the plan for the acquisition of the low altitude missile defense-II (LAMD-II) system that is intended to shoot down North Korea’s new [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Hanwha Defense of South Korea signed a basic contract with Poland in Warsaw on Wednesday to supply 288 Chunmoo multiple rocket launchers, Seoul officials said. The company and Warsaw’s Armament Agency inked the “framework” deal to supply the K239 Chunmoo systems, starting next year. The contract is known to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea and the United States will kick off large-scale air drills involving U.S. F-35B stealth jets later this month, Seoul officials said Tuesday, as they seek to sharpen their deterrence against potential North Korean provocations. The drills are set to take place over South Korean airspace from Oct. [...]
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — There is little or no military benefit that can be served by deploying U.S. nuclear weapons to South Korea, U.S. experts said Thursday, insisting such a move would only lead to further escalation with nuclear-armed North Korea. They also argued stationing nuclear-armed submarines in waters near South Korea too may [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The office of President Yoon Suk-yeol is pondering deeply how to cope with intensifying nuclear threats from North Korea amid growing calls that it is time to reintroduce U.S. tactical nuclear weapons to the country or acquire its own nuclear arsenal. Calls for countering nuclear threats with nuclear weapons [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will hold a major air show in a southern city next week to showcase an array of its high-end military aircraft, including the homegrown KF-21 fighter under development, Seoul officials said Thursday. The four-day Sacheon Airshow is set to begin at an air base in Sacheon, 301 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of Chinese warships spotted operating in waters under South Korea’s jurisdiction rose to some 260 last year, up from around 220 in the previous year, a ruling party lawmaker said Wednesday. Rep. Lim Byung-heon of the People Power Party (PPP) cited data from the Defense Intelligence Agency [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — An international military culture expo opened in a central South Korean city Friday with an aim to showcase the country’s advanced defense capabilities, enhance mutual understanding among world militaries and promote global peace. The Gyeryong World Military Culture Expo is to run through Oct. 23 on a runway just [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Military Academy (KMA) and a veterans association established an additional monument to commemorate 14 U.S. Military Academy graduates who were killed in the 1950-53 Korean War, their officials said Friday. The monument was erected at the academy in Seoul to remember the West Pointers who graduated from [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s military demonstrated some of its major high-tech weapons at its headquarters in a central city Saturday on the occasion of the Armed Forces Day following a series of ballistic missile provocations by North Korea this week. The defense ministry held an official ceremony marking the anniversary at [...]