SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) –The French defense company Thales Group hopes to deepen cooperation with South Korean partners in the fields of cybersecurity and space technologies, taking the decades long partnership to another level beyond the defense and other conventional sectors, its senior executive has said. Pascale Sourisse, senior executive vice president for [...]
KIELCE, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Hanwha Group hopes to strengthen its presence in the Polish defense market by competing in the Eastern European country’s submarine acquisition project, a senior executive at the group’s defense unit has said. Lee Boo-hwan, head of Hanwha Aerospace Co.’s European unit, made the remarks Wednesday in a [...]
KIELCE, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Major South Korean defense companies have showed off tanks, guided weapons and other key weapons systems at an annual arms exhibition under way in Poland, as they seek to solidify their presence in the European country on the back of successful deals signed last year. The 31st International Defense [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean defense companies were set to showcase advanced weapons systems at an annual major arms exhibition in Poland this week, Seoul’s arms procurement agency said Tuesday, as the two countries seek to step up security cooperation. The International Defense Industry Exhibition, or MSPO, will kick off later in [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Science and ICT and the Ministry of Defense jointly announced the launch of a digital mental health service for soldiers starting on Monday. The service was developed by upgrading and reconfiguring the “digital wellness” service currently under development at Hanyang University, with support from the ICT [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea launched a joint military command overseeing drone operations Friday, officials said, amid efforts to step up the use of the unmanned assets to respond to evolving military threats from Pyongyang. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) held a ceremony marking the establishment of the Drone Operations Command [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has staged a large-scale Army exercise this week, mobilizing hundreds of armored vehicles, to reinforce its readiness against North Korean military threats, officials said Thursday. The Army’s VII Maneuver Corps mobilized some 550 tracked vehicles, including tanks and self-propelled howitzers, as well as over 3,000 troops for [...]
PYEONGTAEK, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S. Space Force unit in South Korea seeks to step up cooperation with the South Korean military to strengthen readiness against North Korean missile threats, its officials have said, amid Pyongyang’s continued saber-rattling. Since its launch last year, U.S. Space Forces Korea has been working with other U.S. [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The police have made the decision to provide each local police officer, including those stationed at district and police boxes, with a firearm within a three-year timeframe, according to NPA’s announcement on Tuesday. This initiative includes the issuance of a .38 revolver as well as a low-risk revolver (or [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean and U.S. navy special commandos held joint drills at an American military base south of Seoul on Friday to beef up their readiness, Seoul officials said, amid tensions caused by North Korea’s failed yet defiant space rocket launch earlier this week. The exercise took place at Camp [...]