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South Korea, US expected to announce suspension of joint military drills this week

South Korea and the United States are expected to announce their decision to suspend large-scale combined military exercises this week amid dialogue with North Korea, a government source here said Sunday. In the announcement, the allies are likely to include a "snapback" clause, the source said, hinting that the exercises would resume should the communist regime fail to deliv...

Defense Affairs | 2018-06-17 15:11

USFK reduction could be US next step

With South Korea and the United States apparently on track to suspend their joint military exercises, a string of bilateral military steps is expected to ensue in exchange for North Korea's sincere steps for denuclearization. Seoul and Washington are in talks to suspend their annual military drills after U.S. President Donald Trump's historic meeting with North Korean leader ...

Defense Affairs | 2018-06-15 16:40

Major US-South Korea military drills 'suspended indefinitely': AFP

"Major military exercises have been suspended indefinitely on the Korean peninsula," a senior US official told AFP. Trump on Tuesday had said the US would halt "war games" with its South Korean security ally - but he did not make clear when the freeze would kick in.

Defense Affairs | 2018-06-15 11:21

President vows to recover remains of fallen soldiers

President Moon Jae-in said Wednesday he will push for a project to recover the remains of fallen soldiers inside the Demilitarized Zone if North Korea agrees.

Defense Affairs | 2018-06-06 16:37

Moon to push for recovery of remains of war dead in DMZ

President Moon Jae-in said Wednesday that he will push for the recovery of the remains of fallen soldiers in the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas in line with the improvement of ties with North Korea.

Defense Affairs | 2018-06-06 11:19

Seoul, Washington likely to downscale joint drills

South Korea and the United States' regular joint military exercises are likely to be scaled down, following Saturday's agreement between defense ministers of the two countries to create “positive conditions” for the upcoming summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. The downscaling is expected to include the reduction of deployment of U.S...

Defense Affairs | 2018-06-03 16:46

Harvard graduate holds off green card to serve nation

First Lieutenant Yang Jung-hoon, a graduate of Harvard Law School, was commissioned into the Republic of Korea Air Force on March 30 after deciding not to apply for a green card in the United States.

Defense Affairs | 2018-05-31 16:05

Fourteen F-22 Raptor fighter jets deployed in Japan

The United States has deployed F-22 Raptor stealth jets to an air base in Japan in an apparent move to ramp up diplomatic pressure on North Korea ahead of the planned summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and the North's leader Kim Jong-un, Japanese media reported Thursday.

Defense Affairs | 2018-05-31 15:21

South Korea's radar development project moves to next phase

South Korea's project to develop an advanced radar system for an indigenous fighter under development will move to the next phase after its preliminary designing, the state defense procurement agency said Thursday.

Defense Affairs | 2018-05-31 10:59

South Korea's defense minister to attend security forum in Singapore

Defense Minister Song Young-moo will attend Asia's annual security forum in Singapore to discuss denuclearization and peace on the Korean Peninsula with his overseas counterparts. For three days, starting Friday, Song will join the 17th Asia Security Summit: the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue and will give a speech on the rapidly-changing defense situation on the peninsula amid rar...

Defense Affairs | 2018-05-30 15:49

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