The Korea Herald

Seoul to step up N.K. monitoring

Sept 20, 2011

Report says combat readiness of rapid response forces is poorSouth Korea will deploy high-tech military monitoring equipment worth 90.3 billion won ($78.7 million) to the western border islands by next year to keep closer tabs on North Korean movements, a Defense Ministry report said Tuesday.Accordi
S. Korean military facilities incapable of fending off N.K. electronic attacks

Sept 20, 2011

Report says combat readiness of rapid response forces is poor Key South Korean military facilities are not equipped with proper tools to defend themselves from possible electronic attacks from North Korea, reports said Tuesday.(Yonhap News)The reports submitted to Rep. Chung Mi-kyung of the rul
S. Korea, U.S. conduct refueling exercise

Sept 19, 2011

Korean Air Force fighters engage in an aerial refueling exercise with the help of the U.S. military in the country’s airspace over the West Sea last week. (Air Force)South Korea’s Air Force is conducting an aerial refueling exercise in the country’s airspace for the first time with assistance from t
Allies to respond to N.K. provocations

Sept 19, 2011

Defense minister says working-level talks under way to extend ballistic missile rangeSouth Korea and the U.S. have agreed to complete the establishment of an operational plan to jointly respond to North Korea’s localized provocations by the end of this year, the Defense Ministry said Monday.The plan
Military grilled on defense against N. Korean GPS jamming

Sept 19, 2011

SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) -- Lawmakers from the ruling and opposition parties alike on Monday grilled the defense ministry on the military's preparedness against North Korea's jamming of satellite signals.During the annual parliamentary audit, lawmakers on the standing committee on national defense s
S. Korea, U.S. hold joint drill on biological war

Sept 18, 2011

South Korea and the United States held a joint exercise in May to counter North Korea's possible biological attacks, a ruling party lawmaker said Sunday.Kim Hak-song of the Grand National Party (GNP) said that the anti-biological war drill was held on May 17-27 at the South Korea-U.S. Combined Force
S. Korea, U.S. hold joint drill on biological war

Sept 18, 2011

South Korea and the United States held a joint exercise in May to counter North Korea's possible biological attacks, a ruling party lawmaker said Sunday.Kim Hak-song of the Grand National Party (GNP) said that the anti-biological war drill was held on May 17-27 at the South Korea-U.S. Combined Force
U.S. spy plane to begin flights near DMZ

Sept 15, 2011

The U.S. is poised to start flying a spy plane near the Demilitarized Zone to acquire further intelligence on North Korea, a report said.In an article dated Monday, the Stars and Stripes, a U.S. military newspaper, quoted U.S. Air Force officials as saying the U.S. was negotiating with South Korea t
Military to assign more women to combat duties

Sept 15, 2011

The military will place female officers in more combat duties that have so far been closed to them, a senior official said Thursday.Boo Jae-won, head of the personnel planning bureau at the defense ministry, said 12 combat branches will be open to female soldiers from 2012 to 2014.“We will open up a
Lockheed to assemble Korean T-50 jets

Sept 15, 2011

U.S. company hints at transferring some of stealth technologies to S. KoreaFORT WORTH, Texas ― Lockheed Martin will establish facilities in the U.S. for the final assembly of Korea’s T-50 supersonic aircraft to meet the possible U.S. demand for trainer jets, a senior official at the defense giant sa
Military to assign more women to combat duties

Sept 15, 2011

SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Yonhap) -- The military will place female officers in more combat duties that have so far been closed to them, a senior official said Thursday.Boo Jae-won, head of the personnel planning bureau at the defense ministry, said 12 combat branches will be open to female soldiers from 201
U.S. spy plane to begin flights near DMZ soon: report

Sept 15, 2011

The U.S. is poised to start flying a spy plane near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) to acquire further intelligence on North Korea, a report said.In an article dated Monday, the Stars and Stripes, a U.S. military newspaper, quoted U.S. Air Force officials as saying the U.S. was negotiating with South K
Military seeks to improve efficiency in management

Sept 14, 2011

The Ministry of National Defense plans to introduce enhanced management methods in a variety of areas to cut its budget by 2.3 trillion won ($2.1 billion) by 2015, officials said Wednesday.It has decided on around 10 tasks to enhance efficiency in managing military facilities and equipment, and to r
‘Seoul may face W40tr bill for wartime U.S. support’

Sept 13, 2011

Professor claims replacement of USFK may cost W36trSouth Korea may have to provide support worth 30-40 trillion won ($27.8-37 billion) to U.S. troops that will be augmented to fight here in case of a war under a bilateral accord, a defense professor recently claimed.Kwon Heon-cheol, professor at Nat
U.S. biggest arms seller for S. Korea in 2010

Sept 12, 2011

South Korea bought military weapons worth 982 billion won ($910 million) from the United States last year, a state-run arms procurement agency said Monday.Seoul's arms purchase from its strongest political ally accounted for roughly 66 percent of its total arms procurement, according to the report r