SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back said Monday the United States has made its position clear, at both the congressional and government levels, that there will be no drawdown of U.S. troops stationed in South Korea. Ahn made the remarks in a parliamentary session, amid speculation that Washington could make official [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Defense Minister Suh Wook inspected the defense posture in the new year on Saturday aboard South Korea’s first Aegis-equipped destroyer, Sejong the Great, which was in operation in the East Sea. The minister visited the combat command center of the warship to inspect its capacity to detect and track [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s top military official traveled to Thailand on Thursday in a bid to promote bilateral defense industry cooperation, with the contracted deliveries of T-50 supersonic trainer jets under way. In talks with his Thai counterpart, Prawit Wongsuwon, in Bangkok, Defense Minister Song Young-moo reaffirmed South Korea’s bid to [...]