SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will invest about 290 billion won (US$218 million) to develop an improved version of a homegrown bunker-buster missile capable of striking underground enemy targets, the state arms procurement agency said Monday. The project comes as South Korea’s military has been seeking to reinforce its deterrence capabilities against [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Senior South Korean and U.S. defense officials have agreed to cooperate in utilizing 5th generation (5G) wireless technology in combined operations, Seoul’s defense ministry said Friday. South Korean Vice Defense Minister Shin Beom-chul and Heidi Shyu, the U.S. under secretary of defense for research and engineering, vowed to carry [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Unification Minister Kim Yung-ho on Thursday expressed his “deep” concerns about military cooperation and a possible arms deal between North Korea and Russia, as the leaders of the two isolated countries held a rare summit this week. Kim addressed reporters a day after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and [...]
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The United States is concerned about growing defense cooperation between North Korea and Russia, a National Security Council (NSC) official said Wednesday, adding the U.S. will take appropriate steps if necessary to counter any potential arms deal between the two countries. John Kirby, NSC strategic communications coordinator, underscored that [...]
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S. Department of State has approved a possible sale to South Korea of up to 25 F-35A radar-evading fighters and related equipment to help the East Asian ally maintain a “credible” defense capability, a government agency said Wednesday. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) under the Department of [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s industry ministry said Wednesday it discussed ways with Airbus Defense and Space to boost cooperation on the development of next-generation fighter jets and other advanced technologies. First Vice Industry Minister Jang Young-jin met with Airbus DS CEO Michael Schoellhorn in Seoul, and exchanged opinions on details about [...]
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The White House called on North Korea not to provide any weapons to Russia on Monday, ahead of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s widely anticipated meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Adrienne Watson, spokesperson for the White House National Security Council (NSC), underscored that the two countries will likely [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s defense ministry said Monday it sees the “possibility” of a summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Russian President Vladimir Putin, amid speculation about Kim’s possible trip to Russia. The assessment by defense ministry spokesperson Jeon Ha-kyu came amid media reports that Kim and Putin could [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Air Force chief will visit the United States and Canada this week to meet senior military officials and hold bilateral talks on security and arms industry cooperation, officials said Monday. Gen. Jung Sang-hwa, the Air Force’s chief of staff, will embark on the weeklong trip later in [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The top diplomats of South Korea and Russia held consultations to discuss regional security on the Korean Peninsula and other pending bilateral issues, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Monday. Foreign Minister Park Jin and his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, met on the sidelines of the Group of 20 (G20) meeting [...]