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Thu, March 4, 2021 | 22:18

South Korea, US to hold defense cost-sharing talks in Washington this week

South Korea, US to hold defense cost-sharing talks in Washington this week

South Korea and the United States will hold a new round of talks in Washington later this week on the sharing of the cost for stationing the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK), the foreign ministry said Wednesday, amid expectations the two sides are close to a deal.

2021-03-03 21:14

F-16 pilot named Best Pilot of Year

F-16 pilot named Best Pilot of Year

Air Force Maj. Jeon Young-gi of the 19th Fighter Wing has been named the “Best Pilot of the Year” for his versatile performance, according to the Air Force, Wednesday. The Air Force said it held an award ceremony, presided over by its Chief of Staff Gen. Lee Seong-yong, at its headquarters in Gyeryongdae, South Chungcheong Province, Tuesday.

2021-03-03 13:47

Alternative military service moves to include non-religious conscientious objectors

Alternative military service moves to include non-religious conscientious objectors

The country's alternative service to military duty for conscientious objectors has been undergoing adjustments to meet social changes that embrace a wider range of diversity in beliefs. The government adopted the most recent changes to the system in October 2020, following a Constitutional Court ruling in 2018 that the then-Military Service Act was unconstitutional as it lack...

2021-03-02 16:43

South Korea's next generation jet KF-X set to roll out, boost local defense industry

South Korea's next generation jet KF-X set to roll out, boost local defense industry

SACHEON, South Gyeongsang Province - South Korea is set to roll out the first prototype of its indigenously developed next-generation fighter jet, widely known as the Korean Fighter eXperimental (KF-X) aircraft, late next month.A total of six prototypes are in the final stages of assembly at the Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) headquarters in Sacheon, Gyeongsang Province. T...

2021-03-01 14:45

South Korea to showcase prototype of first homegrown fighter jet next month

South Korea to showcase prototype of first homegrown fighter jet next month

South Korea will showcase a prototype of the country's first indigenous fighter jet in April, the arms procurement agency has said. Jung Kwang-sun, heading the KF-X program at the Defense Acquisition Program Administration, said the planned rollout event will be a "landmark moment" for the country and the aerospace industry.

2021-03-01 13:39

Huneed head becomes chief of defense industry association

Huneed head becomes chief of defense industry association

The Korea Defense Industry Association (KDIA) said Thursday that Eugene Kim, chairman of Huneed Technologies, a domestic defense firm headquartered in Incheon, had been named its 17th chairman. The KDIA announced Kim's inauguration at its 2021 general meeting held at the Air Force Hall in Seoul.

2021-02-25 15:47

Conscientious objector acquitted after refusing reservist training for nonreligious reason

Conscientious objector acquitted after refusing reservist training for nonreligious reason

In the first ruling of its kind, South Korea's top court on Thursday upheld lower courts' acquittal of a man charged with refusing to fulfill mandatory reservist duty for nonreligious reasons. The Supreme Court approved lower courts' verdicts of not guilty for the man indicted for violating the Homeland Reserve Forces Act after refusing to take part in his reserve forces trai...

2021-02-25 12:43

Man with personal beliefs of nonviolence approved for alternative military duty in first such case

Man with personal beliefs of nonviolence approved for alternative military duty in first such case

Man with personal beliefs of nonviolence approved for alternative military duty in first such case

South Korea has approved a male citizen's request to substitute his mandatory military service for other public service due to his personal beliefs, marking the first such case other than those citing religious reasons, the military manpower agency said Wednesday.

2021-02-24 10:56

Conscientious objector acquitted after refusing reservist training for nonreligious reason

Korea to deploy light aircraft carrier by 2033

Korea to deploy light aircraft carrier by 2033

South Korea will push to deploy a light aircraft carrier by 2033 to boost the country's defense capabilities, the arms procurement agency said Monday. The defense project promotion committee held a videoconference, presided over by Defense Minister Suh Wook, and approved the plan to build a 30,000-ton-class light aircraft carrier with indigenous technologies, according to the...

2021-02-22 19:46

Speculation mounts over Indonesia pulling out of KF-X fighter project

Speculation mounts over Indonesia pulling out of KF-X fighter project

Speculation is again mounting over Indonesia pulling out of participation in Korea's KF-X fighter project, with the Southeast Asian country reportedly seeking to buy aircraft from the United States and France despite its snowballing arrears from the joint development program. Some say Indonesia is leveraging the envisioned fighter acquisition to renegotiate the terms of a con...

2021-02-21 16:43

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