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A U.S. B-52 long-range strategic bomber prepares to take off from Cheongju Air Base in North Chungcheong on Sunday, ahead of the first-ever trilateral air force exercise by South Korea, the United States and Japan. [KIM SEONG-TAE]

South Korea, U.S. and Japan to hold first-ever joint air force drill near peninsula Sunday

South Korea, the United States and Japan plan to conduct their first-ever joint air force exercise near the Korean Peninsula on Sunday, South Korean and U.S. military officials said.

2023.10.22

President Yoon Suk Yeol, front left, visits a booth for the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), as KAI CEO Kang Goo-young, front right, briefs him on the latest aircraft during the Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition (ADEX) at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, Gyeonggi, Tuesday. [PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE]

Aerospace and AI are future of defense industry, says Yoon

President Yoon Suk Yeol said the next steps for Korea's defense industry are aerospace engineering and artificial intelligence as the country began its largest-ever arms fair Tuesday showcasing its latest military hardware.

2023.10.17

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A U.S. B-52 strategic bomber flies over the Peninsula on Tuesday alongside Korean Air Force F-35A fighter jets. The B-52 landed on the Korean Peninsula for the first time when it touched down at Cheongju International Airport. The B-52 — commonly nicknamed the BUFF, or 'Big Ugly Fat Fellow' — flew over Seoul as it took part in Korea’s biggest arms fair ADEX, which officially started on Tuesday at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, Gyeonggi. [KOREA AIR FORCE]

Cometh the BUFF

The B-52 landed on the Korean Peninsula for the first time when it touched down at Cheongju International Airport.

2023.10.17

A U.S. B-52 strategic bomber flies at the front of a formation with F-15K Slam Eagle strike fighters and KF-16 fighter jets above the West Sea during a joint drill on March 6. [DEFENSE MINISTRY]

U.S. B-52 bomber to land in Korea for first time

A U.S. B-52 strategic bomber will land at Osan Air Base this week, marking the aircraft’s first landing in a South Korean air base.

2023.10.16

A U.S. B-52 Stratofortress long-range bomber flies at the front of a formation with South Korean KF-15 Slam Eagle strike fighters (above) and F-16K Fighting Falcon fighters (below) in the skies above the West Sea on Monday. [DEFENSE MINISTRY]

Shooting down our ICBMs would be an act of war: North

The sister of North Korea’s leader said that any move by the United States to intercept the regime’s missiles would be considered “a declaration of war,” Pyongyang’s state media reported Tuesday.

2023.3.7

A U.S. B-52 Stratofortress bomber flies alongside three F-22 Raptor stealth bombers and a C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft in the distance during a training mission near the Korean Peninsula on Dec. 20. [DEFENSE MINISTRY]

U.S. flaunts deterrence capabilities in exercise near Korean Peninsula

Two U.S. B-52 bombers participated in a three-day exercise near the Korean Peninsula to highlight the U.S. military's extended deterrence capabilities in the western Pacific, according to the U.S. Pacific Air Force Command on Friday.

2022.12.25

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, left, speaks with South Korean Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup against the backdrop of a B-1B strategic bomber at the Joint Base Andrews in Prince George's County, Maryland, on Thursday. [YONHAP]

U.S. warns North that use of nuclear weapons will 'end' regime

Defense chiefs from South Korea and the United States announced Thursday that U.S. strategic assets will be continuously deployed to the Korean Peninsula as they warned North Korean leader Kim Jong-un his regime would “end” if he used nuclear weapons

2022.11.4

Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup, seventh from right, and his U.S. counterpart Lloyd Austin, eighth from left, pose for a photo against the backdrop of a B-1B strategic bomber at the Joint Base Andrews in Prince George's County, Maryland, on Nov. 3. [YONHAP]

S. Korean, U.S. defense chiefs visit U.S. 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