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Indonesia plans to buy S. Korea's T-50 Golden Eagle fighters

Apr 11, 2011

Indonesia's air force will purchase 16 T-50 Golden Eagle fighter jets next year from South Korea, Xinhua News reported on Sunday. The report, which quoted Seputar Indonesia, a local broadcaster, said the move is part of the military's effort to modernize its force. "There would be 16 jets, or one squadron," Chief of Indonesia's Air Force Staff Marshal Imam Sufaat told Seputar Indonesia, acc
Seoul doesn't rule out NK terror attack in downtown areas

Apr 7, 2011

North Korea could stage a terror attack in downtown areas in South Korea, Seoul's defense chief said Thursday, as South Korea keeps its troops vigilant against possible North Korean provocations. Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin told lawmakers that the North could plot a possible terrorist attack by taking advantage of lax defense preparedness in South Korea's downtown areas. No terrorist attack
Chung calls for return of U.S. tactical nukes

Mar 30, 2011

WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) ― A senior South Korean lawmaker Tuesday called for redeployment of U.S. tactical nuclear weapons to South Korea to pressure China to persuade North Korea to abandon its nuclear stockpile.“The threat of a counter-nuclear force may be the only thing that will discourage North Korea from developing its nuclear arsenal,” Rep. Chung Mong-joon, former chairman of the ruling Gra
S. Korea conducts live-fire drill on Yeonpyeong Island

Mar 30, 2011

South Korea's military conducted a live-fire artillery drill on Wednesday on a border island shelled by North Korea last November, officials said, the second firing drill since the North's bombardment that inflamed tensions. The firing exercise was started by marines on Yeonpyeong Island, near the tense Yellow Sea border with North Korea, at around 9:30 a.m. and was scheduled to last for abou
Korea confirms delay of U.S. base relocation

Mar 29, 2011

The planned relocation of most U.S. troops in South Korea to an expanded base south of Seoul will be completed by the end of 2016, the South’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday, confirming a widely expected four-year delay in the multi-billion dollar project. The Defense Ministry, in a statement, said South Korea and the U.S. have recently finalized a fresh agreement to relocate the U.S. military’s he
Seoul marks first anniversary of deadly naval ship sinking

Mar 27, 2011

Citizens are praying for South Korean sailors who were killed in the sinking of the Cheonan on March 26 of last year. (Yonhap News)South Koreans marked the first anniversary of the deadly sinking of a navy ship on Saturday with a memorial ceremony in Daejeon, south of Seoul, attended by thousands of government and military leaders and citizens.Forty-six South Korean sailors were killed in the sink
S. Korea launches third Aegis-equipped destroyer

Mar 24, 2011

South Korea launched its third Aegis-equipped destroyer Thursday, which will become the centerpiece of its strategic mobile fleet aimed at enhancing capabilities to deter North Korean aggression and conduct broader-range operations. The 7,600-ton KDX-III destroyer, the Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong, was unveiled to the media during the launch ceremony at a shipyard of its builder, Hyundai Heavy Industries
Amnesty slams Egypt for forced 'virginity tests'

Mar 24, 2011

CAIRO (AFP) - Amnesty International on Wednesday condemned the "shocking" treatment of women protesters in Egypt after serious allegations that the army subjected them to torture and forced "virginity tests".The London-based rights group said that army officers violently cleared Cairo's Tahrir Square, the focus of the uprising that forced Hosni Mubarak to resign last month, and held at least 18 wo
U.S. F-16 squadron in Japan may be deployed to S. Korea

Mar 22, 2011

A U.S. squadron of F-16 fighter jets in Japan is likely to be deployed to South Korea for training as its base is becoming the hub of military relief efforts after a massive earthquake and killer tsunami devastated Japan's northeast coast, a report said Tuesday. The 14th Fighter Squadron at a U.S. air base in Misawa, northern Japan, is looking to be deployed somewhere else in the region for a mo
S. Korea, U.S. to hold talks on extended deterrence

Mar 21, 2011

South Korea and the U.S. will hold next week their first high-level plenary session of a joint committee on ways to boost the deterrence Washington provides to protect Seoul against North Korea’s nuclear ambitions and other weapons of mass destruction, officials here said Monday.The first high-level meeting of the Extended Deterrence Policy Committee, set for March 28-29 in Hawaii, is expected to
Cheonan sinking reshapes military strategies

Mar 20, 2011

S. Korean Armed Forces focus on combined capability, countering asymmetrical threatsThis is the first of a two-part series to mark the first anniversary of the sinking of the corvette Cheonan. ― Ed.North Korea’s torpedo attack on the corvette Cheonan a year ago has prompted South Korea to reshape its military strategies against the belligerent neighbor and sharply raised public security awareness.
One year after N. Korea's warship attack, Seoul reinforces military posture

Mar 20, 2011

This Saturday, the nation will mark the first anniversary of its worst peacetime naval disaster. On the night of March 26 last year, a 1,200-ton South Korean Navy patrol ship, Cheonan, sank just south of the tense Yellow Sea border with North Korea, killing 46 of its 104 sailors. The cause of the South Korean Navy's nightmarish experience, which severely stunned and saddened people across th
Japan quake affects S. Korea-US military drill

Mar 14, 2011

SEOUL, (AFP) - US and South Korean troops will consider scaling down a planned joint sea drill after a US aircraft carrier joined rescue and recovery efforts in Japan, officials said Monday.The aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan and its strike group arrived Sunday off Japan's northeast coast devastated by the earthquake and tsunami that is feared to have killed more than 10,000.This image provided by
India world's biggest arms importer 2006-10: think tank

Mar 14, 2011

STOCKHOLM, (AFP) - India over the last five years was the world's biggest importer of weapons, said a report published Monday, which also showed big arms suppliers had scrambled during the period to sell to Libya."India is the world's largest arms importer," the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said in a statement upon releasing the report."India receives nine percent of th
Navy, Air Force join Army in picking female ROTC cadets

Mar 9, 2011

The Navy and Air Force plan to select female officers through a college-based training program for the first time this year, following the Army in giving women more opportunities in the military, officials said Wednesday. The Navy and Air Force will pick a total of 10 female cadets for the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program, while the Army will recruit 250 female ROTC cadets this year