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South Korea Requests F-15SE Aircraft Weapons
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress May 21 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Republic of Korea (ROK) for weapons in support of a potential Direct Commercial Sale of F-15 SE aircraft. Included also are associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $ 823 million. The Government [...]
EADS Offers to Invest $2Billion if Korea Buys Eurofighter
Following Eurofighter’s promise to assemble 53 Eurofighters in Korea if the aircraft is selected as Korea’s next generation fighter, global aerospace company EADS said that it will “invest $2 billion and its technology in the KF-X to help Korea to become a fighter jet producer.” If Eurofighter produces 53 out of 60 fighter jets in [...]
North Korea fires sixth missile in three days
North Korea fired a sixth short-range missile into the Sea of Japan on Monday, defying warnings from UN chief Ban Ki-moon and South Korea after a flurry of similar tests at the weekend. The latest firing was confirmed by the South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), who said it was unclear if the North was [...]
North Korea Test-Fires 4th Short-Range Missile
North Korea fired its fourth short-range missile in the past two days into waters off its east coast on Sunday, despite calls for restraint from South Korea and other countries in the region, as well as the United Nations. The latest launch into the Sea of Japan, confirmed by South Korean Defense Ministry officials, follows [...]
Army operations on Korean Peninsula protected from sequestration
Army operations on the Korean Peninsula remain a top priority and are being protected from the impacts of sequestration, said the Army Pacific Commander. Lt. Gen. Francis J. Wiercinski said sequestration has forced the Army to cut back in areas and “given us limitations.” “There are certainly things that we cannot touch and that we [...]
South Korea Orders FA-50 Fighters in $1Bn Deal
KAI announced on May 6th that the company concluded the contract for mass producing the FA-50, amounting to approximately 1.1 trillion won with The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (“DAPA”). In accordance with the contract, subsequent to the first mass production contract which was signed on 2011, KAI plans to deploy the aircraft (first production portion) [...]
DOD Report: North Korea Still Critical US Security Threat
North Korea’s pursuit of nuclear capabilities and development of long-range ballistic missile programs make it one of the most critical U.S. security challenges in Northeast Asia, according to the Defense Department’s first report to Congress on that nation’s military development. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel delivered the report, titled, “Military and Security Developments Involving the Democratic [...]
North Korea moves two more missile launchers: report
North Korea has moved two more missile launchers to its east coast, where preparations are apparently under way for a missile test as tensions simmer on the peninsula, a report said Sunday. Expectations had been high that Pyongyang would carry out a test to coincide with celebrations marking the birth of North Korea’s late founding [...]
North Korea vows attack on South over anti-North activities
North Korea’s military Tuesday issued an “ultimatum” saying it would attack without warning if anti-North Korean activities continued in the South. The warning came after protestors in Seoul on Monday burned portraits of North Korea’s founder Kim Il-Sung, his son Kim Jong-Il and grandson and current leader Kim Jong-Un. The act coincided with national celebrations [...]


