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Sat, December 3, 2022 | 15:26

NK will 'pay price' for missile threat: Seoul's top military officer

NK will 'pay price' for missile threat: Seoul's top military officer

North Korea will surely "pay a price" for its escalating provocations, South Korea's top military officer said Friday, labeling a series of recent missile launches a "grave" threat to regional security as he held talks with the U.S. air force commander.

2022-11-04 21:43

Korea inks record $3.55 billion weapons export deal with Poland

Korea inks record $3.55 billion weapons export deal with Poland

Korea's Hanwha Aerospace signed a $3.55 billion deal on Friday to export around 200 multiple rocket launchers to Poland, raising Korea's annual weapons exports to a new record. The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), under Korea's Ministry of National Defense, said Friday that the contract was the first in a series of weapons deals with the Polish military.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2022-11-04 19:13

S. Korea scrambles some 80 fighter jets as 180 N. Korean warplanes detected flying

S. Korea scrambles some 80 fighter jets as 180 N. Korean warplanes detected flying

South Korea scrambled dozens of fighter jets and other warplanes Friday after detecting the mobilization of more than 180 North Korean military aircraft in various locations, Seoul's defense authorities said.

2022-11-04 16:38

S. Korean military to hold annual Taegeuk drills next week

S. Korean military to hold annual Taegeuk drills next week

South Korea's military said Friday it will conduct its annual computer-simulated Taegeuk training next week to boost operational capabilities against threats from North Korea.

2022-11-04 11:10

Allies to hold joint air drills through Saturday: minister

Allies to hold joint air drills through Saturday: minister

South Korea and the United States have agreed to extend their large-scale joint air exercise by another day, Seoul's defense minister said Thursday following his talks with the Pentagon chief.

2022-11-04 10:22

S. Korean, US defense chiefs visit US air base with B-1, B-52 bombers

S. Korean, US defense chiefs visit US air base with B-1, B-52 bombers

The defense chiefs of South Korea and the United States visited a U.S. air base operating nuclear-capable B-1B and B-52 strategic bombers Thursday in a highly choreographed move to highlight America's military might amid evolving North Korean threats.

2022-11-04 09:47

S. Korea, US codify 4 categories of 'extended deterrence' cooperation against NK nuke threats

S. Korea, US codify 4 categories of 'extended deterrence' cooperation against NK nuke threats

S. Korea, US codify 4 categories of 'extended deterrence' cooperation against NK nuke threats

South Korea and the United States agreed Thursday on specific categories of "extended deterrence" cooperation against North Korea's evolving nuclear and missile threats, in a move to fortify the credibility of America's security commitment to its Asian ally.

2022-11-04 08:51

S. Korea closes some air routes in East Sea after Nk missile launches

S. Korea closes some air routes in East Sea after Nk missile launches

South Korea on Wednesday closed some of its air routes in the East Sea after one of multiple missiles fired by North Korea landed near the South's Ulleung Island.

2022-11-02 14:44

N. Korea's 1st firing of missile into area near S. Korean territorial waters 'intolerable': Seoul military

S. Korean fighter jets fire 3 air-to-surface missiles into waters north of NLL over NK provocations

S. Korean fighter jets fire 3 air-to-surface missiles into waters north of NLL over NK provocations

South Korean fighter jets on Wednesday fired three air-to-surface missiles into high seas north of the Northern Limit Line (NLL), a de facto maritime inter-Korean border, in response to North Korea's latest provocations, the South's military said.

2022-11-02 13:46

F-35Bs in Korea

F-35Bs in Korea

F-35B stealth fighters of the U.S. Marine Corps taxi at an air base in Gunsan, North Jeolla Province, Monday. Four F-35Bs stationed in Iwakuni, Japan, arrived in Korea as part of the Vigilant Storm exercise that will run through Friday. Courtesy of ROK Air Force

Kang Seung-woo | 2022-11-01 15:27

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