DefenceTalkThe State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Republic of Korea to upgrade its F-16 Block 32 aircraft with Mode 5 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) and Link 16 Tactical Datalink (TDL) and related equipment for an estimated cost of $194 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered […]https://www.defencetalk.com/korea-to-buy-f-16-identification-friend-or-foe-iff-link-16-upgrades-75025/

DefenceTalkNuclear-armed North Korea successfully tested “super-large multiple rocket launchers”, state media said on Monday, but leader Kim Jong Un was not described as commanding the drill as analysts say Pyongyang seeks to normalise its launches. With the world focused on the coronavirus pandemic and North Korea insisting it has not had a single COVID-19 case, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-says-tested-super-large-rocket-launchers-74998/

DefenceTalkNine people working on U.S. bases in South Korea — service members, family members and contractors — have been diagnosed with COVID-19, said the top U.S. general there. Army Gen. Robert B. ”Abe” Abrams, commander of U.S. Forces Korea, told Pentagon reporters that all are recovering. He updated reporters by telephone on USFK’s response to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-protective-bubbles-bases-in-south-korea-74824/

DefenceTalkIn a black fur hat and clutching binoculars, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw his latest firing drill, a move Seoul said Tuesday aimed at drawing the attention of the US and South Korea. Kim “guided another firepower strike drill of long-range artillery”, the North’s KCNA news agency reported, a day after Japan said […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-seeks-attention-with-weapons-test-seoul-74743/

DefenceTalkNuclear-armed North Korea on Monday fired what Japan said appeared to be ballistic missiles, a week after a similar weapons test by Pyongyang. Analysts say the North has been continuing to refine its weapons capabilities during its long-stalled nuclear discussions with the US, which have been at a standstill since the collapse of the Hanoi […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fires-multiple-projectiles-souths-military-74717/

DefenceTalkSEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen a “long-range artillery” drill, state media said on Tuesday (Mar 3), after Pyongyang threatened to demonstrate a new weapon. Kim “guided” the drill on Monday, KCNA said. South Korea had said that North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles on Monday, but […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korean-leader-kim-oversees-long-range-artillery-drill-74567/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles on Monday, the South’s military said, weeks after Pyongyang threatened to demonstrate a “new strategic weapon” and its deadline for Washington to offer sanctions relief expired. The launch was the nuclear-armed North’s first for more than three months and came as nuclear negotiations with […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fires-short-range-ballistic-missiles-74523/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea fired two unidentified projectiles on Monday, the South’s military said, weeks after Pyongyang declared its moratorium on long-range missile tests over. The move comes as nuclear negotiations with the United States are at a standstill and as a unilateral deadline Pyongyang set Washington to offer it fresh concessions on sanctions relief expired. The […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fires-two-unidentified-projectiles-souths-military-74499/

DefenceTalkThe US and South Korean militaries on Thursday postponed forthcoming joint exercises due to the coronavirus outbreak, they said, as the Asian country reported 334 new cases, taking its total to 1,595. The decision to delay the training was made after Seoul declared its highest “severe” alert level over the virus, Combined Forces Command said, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-south-korea-postpone-joint-exercises-over-virus-74334/

DefenceTalkThough the U.S.-South Korea alliance remains strong, South Korea must bear a more proportional share of the cost of maintaining its security, Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper said. Esper hosted South Korean Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo at the Pentagon today. DOD officials said the two leaders discussed a range of issues including the regional […]https://www.defencetalk.com/esper-urges-south-korea-to-contribute-more-to-its-defense-74233/