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Wed, June 28, 2017 | 07:28

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Residents, THAAD supporters clash in Seongju

The deployment of a U.S. anti-missile battery, known as Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system, has increasingly become a subject of rallies in Korea both for and against it. Following last week’s rally of 400 THAAD supporters at Seongju, North Gyeongsang Province - the site for the battery, 700 people, mostly from right-wing civic groups, held another rally there...

Defense Affairs | 2017-06-27 16:46

'US should not ban travel to North Korea'

Conscript soldiers' pay to rise next year

Conscript soldiers’ pay will increase in 2018 to 30 percent of this year’s minimum wage of an annual 1,352,230 won ($1,189.8). This means all draftees will receive 405,669 won, almost double the current 216,000 won. The announcement was made Monday at a regular press briefing by the State Affairs Planning Advisory Committee, President Moon Jae-in’s de facto power transition team. Pay will be incrementally increased to 40 percent of the minimum wage by 2020, and reach 50 percent by 2022, equivalent to 540,892 won and 676,115 won, respectively. The move is part of “fulfilling (Moon’s) national...

Defense Affairs | 2017-06-26 18:12

'Hyundai, Daewoo lobbied military officers to win F-35 hangar project'

Hyundai Engineering & Construction (E&C) and Daewoo E&C lobbied military officers heavily to win a 240 billion won ($210 million) contract last year to build a hangar for F-35 stealth fighters, a lawmaker said Monday. The Ministry of National Defense placed a tender notice for the project as the nation will begin to take delivery of 40 Lockheed Martin F-35s beginning next year as the Air Force’s next-generation fighters.

Defense Affairs | 2017-06-26 17:13

Moon observes test-firing of new ROK ballistic missile

President Moon Jae-in observed the test-firing of the nation’s new ballistic missile with a maximum range of 800 kilometers, Friday, sending a strong warning to North Korea over its provocations. The test of a Hyunmoo-type ballistic missile, which puts the whole of North Korea within striking distance, took place at the Anheung test site of the Agency for Defense Development ...

Defense Affairs | 2017-06-23 17:13

Moon says 'original' agreement was to deploy one THAAD launcher in 2017: Reuters

South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Thursday that only one rocket launcher was originally scheduled to be deployed in 2017 under the country's agreement with the United States to host its THAAD missile defense system. He noted the deployment had "mysteriously" accelerated. In an interview with Reuters, the new South Korean leader said an additional five THAAD launchers we...

Defense Affairs | 2017-06-22 21:56

Defense minister nominee faces mounting suspicions

Defense Minister-nominee Song Young-moo is under mounting suspicion involving his close ties to the arms industry and other ethical lapses. This raises the possibility for him to face tough questioning during the upcoming parliamentary confirmation hearings expected to take place next week.

Defense Affairs | 2017-06-22 17:00

S. Korean hands over remains of fallen U.S. soldier days before war anniversary

South Korea on Thursday repatriated the remains of an apparent American soldier killed in the Korean War, a show of the allies' commitment to never forget the wartime sacrifice of their troops. The remains were discovered in Yeongdong, a small village in North Chungcheong Province, at the end of March.

Defense Affairs | 2017-06-22 15:33

Two US B-1B bombers train over Korea

Two B-1B strategic bombers of the U.S. Air Force took part in an exercise with two ROK F-15K fighter jets over the Korean Peninsula, Tuesday, according to the Republic of Korea (ROK) Air Force. “The B-1Bs plan to stay over the peninsula for about two to three hours,” Lt. Col. Kim Sung-duk, a public relations officer for the ROK Air Force, said at a press briefing, confirming the sortie. The U.S. Pacific Air Forces also confirmed the dispatch of the B-1B Lancers, based at the Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to the vicinity of the peninsula on its Facebook account.

Defense Affairs | 2017-06-20 17:11

US Korean War veterans to commemorate 67th anniversary of war's outbreak

U.S. soldiers who fought in the Korean War have been invited to Korea to mark the 67th anniversary of the war’s outbreak.

Defense Affairs | 2017-06-20 15:40

53 percent support THAAD deployment: poll

More than half of South Koreans support the deployment of a U.S. anti-missile defense system despite controversy over its establishment, according to a poll released Friday. The Gallup Korea survey this week showed 53 percent of the 1,003 respondents were in favor of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery while 32 percent were against it. The survey had a 3.1 percent margin of error

Defense Affairs | 2017-06-16 16:13

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