DefenceTalkUS, Japanese and South Korean diplomats Thursday renewed concerns about moves by China to stake its claim to disputed seas and urged Beijing to preserve freedom of navigation in the key waterways. Deputy US Secretary Tony Blinken repeated America’s position that all competing claims in the South and East China Seas should be dealt with […]https://www.defencetalk.com/allies-concerned-at-chinas-maritime-moves-63870/

DefenceTalkSystems to go aboard Apache helicopters Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) signed a $35 million contract to deliver Stinger® missiles and air-to-air launchers to the Republic of Korea Army in support of their recent procurement of AH-64 Apache helicopters. Under the previously announced foreign military sale, Raytheon will begin deliveries of the Stinger weapon systems in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raytheon-awarded-35-million-stinger-contract-for-south-korea-delivery-63690/

DefenceTalkCities and key infrastructure in the Republic of Korea will soon be better protected against ballistic missiles, aircraft, and other airborne threats. The Republic of Korea awarded Raytheon Company a $769.4 million Direct Commercial Sale contract to upgrade an undisclosed quantity of Patriot Air and Missile Defense System batteries to the latest Patriot Missile Defense […]https://www.defencetalk.com/south-korea-upgrades-its-air-and-missile-defense-63688/

DefenceTalkRussia on March 24 warned the United States against sending a ballistic missile defence system to South Korea, saying it could threaten regional security. Washington says it wants to deploy the system, known as THAAD, to South Korea as a deterrent to military provocation by North Korea. “Such a development cannot but cause concern about […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-warns-us-against-sending-missile-defence-to-south-korea-63627/

DefenceTalkSouth Korea’s government accused North Korea Tuesday of carrying out cyber-attacks last December on its nuclear power plant operator, describing them as a provocation which threatened people’s lives and safety. “We condemn North Korea’s persistent cyber-terror targeting our country and the international community,” the unification ministry said after investigators concluded the North was behind the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/south-korea-accuses-north-of-cyber-attacks-on-nuclear-plants-63564/

DefenceTalkAttacks, counter-attacks, bombs, rescues, evacuations and logistics are all elements of conflict. For the participants of Key Resolve 2015 (KR15), these actions and other important elements of combat come through a buzzing hard drive rather than from a physical foe. The South Korean Air Force Simulation Center is set up with several components that make […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-south-korean-air-forces-sharpen-cyberspace-defense-63479/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea fired two missiles into the sea and vowed “merciless” retaliation on Monday as the US and South Korea kicked off joint military drills, denounced by Pyongyang as recklessly confrontational. The annual exercises always trigger a surge in military tensions and warlike rhetoric on the divided peninsula, and analysts saw the North’s missile tests […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-test-fires-2-short-range-missiles-63319/

DefenceTalkKorean Air and European aerospace giant Airbus have signed an agreement to jointly bid for an $8-billion jet fighter project, an airline spokesman said Sunday, pitting them against a team comprised of Lockheed Martin and Korea Aerospace Industries. The project is designed to develop and produce 120 fighter jets of a new “indigenous” type to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/korean-air-airbus-sign-accord-for-jet-fighter-bid-63271/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea stepped up its rhetoric against the South Wednesday, warning that its neighbor would face a “most miserable end” if it joined the US in “a war of aggression” against Pyongyang. The threat follows a series of North Korean missile tests, reflecting escalating military tensions on the divided peninsula ahead of large-scale US-South Korea […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-warns-south-of-most-miserable-end-62928/

DefenceTalkThe South Korean military is seeking to export US$1 billion worth of an indigenous light attack aircraft to Peru, an informed source said Tuesday. “We’ve been pushing to sell 24 units of the FA-50 to Peru, and are planning to submit a proposal for Lima’s fighter purchase project this month,” said the source, requesting anonymity. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/south-korea-pushing-to-export-fa-50-fighter-jets-to-peru-62866/