SEOUL, June 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The defense ministry on Tuesday established a decree for the creation of a drone operations command ahead of its planned launch later this year amid efforts to counter North Korea’s military threats and bolster its use of the unmanned assets. The ministry promulgated the presidential decree governing the unit’s [...]
SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean military has adopted an aggressive counter-drone operational principle, under which a single North Korean drone infiltration would prompt it to send 10 or more unmanned aerial vehicles into Pyongyang, a source said Tuesday. The measure is part of Seoul’s efforts to beef up air defenses after [...]
POCHEON, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) — In the midst of persistent North Korean military threats, South Korea and the United States conducted their largest-ever combined live-fire drills Thursday, driving home an impactful message: The alliance will only grow stronger to achieve “peace through strength.” The Combined Joint Live-Fire Exercise, the first of its kind in [...]
SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is considering requiring soon-to-be conscripts to take drug tests, the defense ministry said Tuesday, in a stepped-up fight against illegal drugs. The ministry unveiled the move as part of its anti-drug measures, after the military saw a sharp rise in drug cases to 30 last year from [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Army and Navy plan to hold a commissioning ceremony for the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) twice a year, officials said Thursday, in a move to ensure a stable supply of military officers amid the prospects of a troop shortage caused by the nation’s low birthrate. Starting [...]
SEOUL, April 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s military plans to launch a drone operations command in the second half of this year, Seoul’s defense ministry said Wednesday, in a move to counter North Korea’s military threats and bolster its use of the unmanned assets. The ministry put up a public notice on the enactment [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea endorsed major defense projects Thursday to domestically develop an electronic warfare aircraft and buy heavy helicopters for special operations, the state arms procurement agency said, as Seoul steps up efforts to counter North Korea’s evolving military threats. The Defense Project Promotion Committee approved a 1.85 trillion-won (US$1.41 [...]
SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea and the United States plan to kick off their first large-scale amphibious landing exercise in five years next week, in a show of the allies’ “overwhelming” military capabilities, the Navy and Marine Corps here said Friday. The Ssangyong training is set to take place in and around [...]
SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s military is conducting large-scale drills on airborne infiltrations and other wartime procedures in southern counties, officials said Thursday, as part of its ongoing regular exercise with the United States. The Army and the Air Force mobilized some 1,500 troops and more than 30 aircraft, including the C-130H [...]
SEOUL, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea and the United States are conducting combined river-crossing military drills in a border county, the Army here said Wednesday, as part of the allies’ ongoing springtime exercise. The allies mobilized some 400 troops, two Apache attack helicopters and 50 pieces of equipment, such as makeshift bridges, for [...]