The Korea Herald

Allied cohesion at core of N.K. deterrence

Apr 2, 2013

YANGJU, Gyeonggi Province ― North Korea’s increasing threats have sent South Korean and U.S. military planners racing to beef up weapons systems and upgrade strategies. To frontline commanders, mutual trust and chemistry between the allied troops are as crucial as all the plans and equipment in maintaining a robust deterrence.The alliance between the two militaries has deepened over the last six decades, evolving beyond the role of peninsular defense toward the shared goals of promoting world pe
Pressure builds on China as U.S. ups might in Korea

Apr 2, 2013

Experts say Beijing would not easily change policy on its impoverished ally
Defense Ministry to establish cyber policy department

Apr 2, 2013

South Korea’s Defense Ministry will establish a new department to oversee cyber deterrence policies and prepare information security measures to better deal with the emerging form of threats, a senior military official said Tuesday. The South Korean military launched the Cyber Command in early 2010 to handle cyber security issues along with different military and intelligence organizations, but there is no control tower to integrate the policies and strategies that defend military networks.The m
U.S. destroyer sent to S. Korea coast: official

Apr 2, 2013

The United States has positioned a destroyer off the coast of South Korea to defend against a possible missile strike, a U.S. official said, as the South vowed a strong response to any provocation from the North.The USS Fitzgerald was moved to the southwestern coast after taking part in military exercises, instead of returning to its home port in Japan, a U.S. defense official told AFP Monday on condition of anonymity.The deployment came as North Korea's rubber-stamp parliament formalized the co
Park to hold security ministers' meeting amid N.K. threats

Apr 2, 2013

South Korean President Park Geun-hye was to hold a meeting of Cabinet ministers related to foreign affairs and security on Tuesday amid North Korea's near-daily threats of war on the Korean Peninsula, an official said.It will be Park's first such meeting since she took office in February.The meeting will discuss the "situations at home and abroad," the official said without elaborating. Participants will include the chief of the national security office, the defense minister, the unification min
F-22 Raptors join U.S. might in Korea

Apr 1, 2013

Radar-evading fighters arrive in show of force against N. Korea
Seoul to develop plan for cyber attack scenarios

Apr 1, 2013

The Defense Ministry plans to develop its military plan to respond to a variety of North Korean cyber attack scenarios and bolster its personnel to cope with the newly emerging threat, the ministry said in its policy briefing to President Park Geun-hye on Monday.Seoul has been increasingly focusing on its cyber and electronic warfare capabilities as Pyongyang has launched a series of attacks employing thousands of its special troops including those based in China. In recent years, its cyber atta
Veterans ministry prepares to mark 60th anniv. of armistice

Apr 1, 2013

South Korea will hold a variety of events at home and abroad to mark the 60th anniversary of signing the Korean War Armistice Agreement as a way to honor those who made sacrifices during the three-year conflict, government officials said Monday. The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs reported its 2013 policy plan to President Park Geun-hye at the defense ministry, which centers on expanding benefits for war veterans, creating jobs for ex-servicemen and holding various events to raise publ
S. Korea completes development of indigenous utility helicopter

Mar 29, 2013

South Korea has completed development of an indigenous light utility helicopter after six years as the country moves to replace its aging fleet of choppers, the state arms procurement agency said Friday.The Defense Acquisition and Procurement Agency launched a project to build a two-engine transport utility helicopter in 2006 to replace UH-1H attack helicopters and 500MD light helicopters, which have been in service for decades.Korea Aerospace Industries, the prime contractor, has worked with ot
B-2 stealth bombers conduct firing drills on peninsula

Mar 28, 2013

Seoul to import bunker busters in May to strengthen deterrence against North Korea
U.S. B-2 stealth bomber conducts first firing drill in Korea

Mar 28, 2013

SEOUL -- The United States air force's nuclear-capable B-2 stealth bombers carried out its first-ever firing drill over the Korean Peninsula on Thursday, the Combined Forces Command said, sending another strong warning to North Korea, which has threatened a preemptive nuclear attack on the U.S. and South Korea. The U.S. Strategic Command sent two B-2 Spirit Bombers for "a long-duration, round-trip training mission" from Whiteman Air Force Base in the U.S. state of Missouri to South Korea in
Seoul faces tough choice in fighter procurement

Mar 27, 2013

Lockheed Martin hints at less than $125m price tag for Korea, confident of F-35’s delivery time
33rd Fighter Wing, training hub for F-35

Mar 27, 2013

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Florida ― The 33rd Fighter Wing at the Eglin Air Force Base is currently the one and only center for training F-35 pilots and maintenance crew. With an array of high-tech facilities including simulators and life-size mockups, the command featuring the integration of the Marine Corps, Air Force and Navy offers necessary education to transition to the fifth-generation fighter operations.“The integrated training center is the heart of F-35 training for both pilots and maintain
Military lifts alert near border after finding no sign of N.K. intrusion

Mar 27, 2013

South Korea's front-line military unit had been briefly on its highest status of alert after discovering an "unidentified object" in a border fence that separates the two Koreas, but lifted the alert as they found no signs of intrusion from the North, a military official said Wednesday. A South Korean soldier threw a grenade at the object after discovering it while guarding a military post in Hwacheon, 118 kilometers northeast of Seoul, at around 2:30 a.m. earlier in the day, the official said.
S. Korea remembers fallen soldiers on third anniversary

Mar 26, 2013

S. Korea remembers fallen soldiers on third anniversary of warship sinking