Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back emphasized the need to overhaul the military, including expanding the use of artificial intelligence, to adapt to future warfare and address personnel shortages.

South Korea's Defense Ministry is considering integrating its three service academies to improve officer training and address a shrinking applicant pool, according to Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back.

Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back on Wednesday inspected sites of an ongoing South Korea-US military exercise, calling for thorough preparations for the planned recovery of wartime operational command from the United States. The minister visited the defense command headquarters, the command center for the Freedom Shield exercise, where he received a briefing on the progress of the drills, his ministry said. The allies launched the annual springtime military exercise on Monday for an 11-day run, with

Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back on Saturday ordered an "immediate" inspection of the safety of South Korean troops dispatched overseas, following reports of US-Israel strikes against Iran, his office…

South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back met with his Singaporean counterpart Chan Chun Sing on Sunday in Singapore to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral defense and arms industry cooperation,…

South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back departed for Washington for high-stakes talks with US officials regarding the OPCON timeline and nuclear submarines. The discussions aim to manage widening differences between Seoul and Washington.

South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back has urged a comprehensive overhaul of the nation's military structure. He cited a shrinking pool of conscripts due to demographic changes and the rapidly evolving nature of modern warfare as key reasons for the necessary adaptation.

Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back on Monday talked with US Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby on the phone to discuss the situation surrounding the Middle East following US-Israeli strikes against Iran, his office said. During the phone call, Ahn was briefed on Washington's position regarding its military operations against Iran, and the two officials shared their views on the current situation unfolding in the Middle East. "The two sides reaffirmed the steadfast South Korea-US all

Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back has made an emphatic pitch for South Korea's bid to win Canada's high-profile submarine procurement project during talks with his Canadian counterpart in Ottawa, saying the Asian country's participation in it would serve as a "turning point" for bilateral defense cooperation. Ahn and Canadian Defense Minister David McGuinty met on Wednesday, hours before the "two-plus-two" meeting of the two countries' defense and foreign ministers amid Seoul's stepped-up push to se

South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back is set to depart for Singapore to attend an annual security forum, where he will highlight South Korea's defense policy and hold bilateral meetings.

South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back met with Chinese Ambassador Dai Bing to discuss bilateral cooperation in the defense sector and other issues surrounding the Korean Peninsula.

South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back met with a bipartisan delegation of US senators in Seoul to discuss alliance issues, including Seoul's proposal to acquire nuclear-powered submarines.

Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back on Monday called for the safety of troops dispatched overseas to be put as the top priority, amid escalating tensions in the Middle East following US-Israeli strikes…

South Korea's defense minister has lodged a protest with the US Forces Korea early this week over its brief standoff with Chinese fighter jets during a rare air exercise, military sources said Saturday. Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back has delivered a complaint in a call with Gen. Xavier Brunson, the commander of the Combined Forces Command and the United States Forces Korea, immediately after he received a report of the incident on Wednesday, according to the sources. Gen. Jin young-sung, the chai