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South Korea's third spy satellite lifts off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Dec. 21 in this footage captured from Space X's YouTube video. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

South Korea successfully launches third military satellite to monitor threats from North

South Korea successfully launched its third homegrown military reconnaissance satellite on Saturday, advancing its ability to swiftly and accurately identify nuclear and missile provocations from North Korea.

2024.12.22

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying South Korea's first indigenous spy satellite lifts off from the. Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Dec. 1, 2023. [SPACEX]

South Korea's first reconnaissance satellite approved to combat North

South Korea's first reconnaissance satellite has been approved for combat, playing a critical role in the early detection of North Korea's nuclear and missile threats.

2024.8.14

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A domestically developed 3,000-ton diesel submarine, the Shin Chae-ho, was delivered to the South Korean Navy on Thursday. [NEWS1]

HD Heavy Industries delivers 3,000-t Shin Chae-ho submarine to Navy

In a ceremony at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries' shipyard in Ulsan, the Navy received the latest 3,000-ton submarine that will feature as a key element of the deterrence system against North Korean threats.

2024.4.4

United States Forces Korea Commander Gen. Paul LaCamera speaks to South Korean and U.S. service members at Command Post Theater Air Naval Ground Operations (CP Tango) during a media tour on March 9. According to South Korean military officials, LaCamera was one of the main advocates of incorporating left of launch strategies into the allies' next joint exercise, which is scheduled to take place in August. [JUN MIN-KYU]

South Korea, U.S. to practice crippling North's nuclear command

South Korea and the United States plan to conduct drills to paralyze North Korea’s nuclear weapons command during their joint exercise in August, according to multiple military sources on Monday.

2024.4.2

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Kim Myung-soo encourages marines at the Yeonpyeong Unit during his visit to the island off the coast of Incheon on Tuesday. This unit is the closest military outpost facing North Korea on the western border. The unit fired back when North Korea attacked with artillery shelling in 2010, during which four people were killed, including two civilians. [JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF]

Military to spend $87 billion to bolster defenses against North's nuclear and missile threats

The Defense Ministry announced a five-year plan focused on improving the South Korean defense system, particularly centered on its three-axis defense strategy of Kill Chain, Korea Air and Missile Defense and Korea Massive Punishment and Retaliation.

2023.12.12

The F-35A Joint Strike Fighter stealth jets taxi on a runway during an “elephant walk” training at the 17th Fighter Wing in Cheongju, North Chungcheong, on March 25, 2022. [MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE]

U.S. approves $5 billion F-35 fighter jet sale to Korea

The U.S. Department of State approved a possible sale of 25 F-35 fighter jets and the stealth jets' related equipment for an estimated cost of $5.06 billion, a U.S. defense agency said Wednesday.

2023.9.14

The Agency for Defense Development revealed that the domestically developed long-range surface-to-air missile (L-SAM) system had passed its third test. [DEFENSE MINISTRY]

Korea joins exclusive club with successful L-SAM test

A Korean-developed missile interception system passed its third test out of four earlier this week, according to the national weapons development agency.

2023.6.1

Although the 2020 Defense White Paper (left) makes only a vague reference to 'forces that threaten our territory, people and property' as South Korea's 'enemy,' the 2022 Defense White Paper (right) that was released on Thursday explicitly uses that term to refer to the North Korean regime and military. [DEFENSE MINISTRY]

South Korea's 2022 Defense White Paper calls North an 'enemy'

South Korea’s defense ministry refers to the North Korean regime and military as the “enemy” in its latest policy document, marking the return of the label after six years of failed rapprochement and escalating illegal weapons testing by Pyongyang.

2023.2.16

Kim Seung-kyum, chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of Korea, left, in discussion with Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup, right, in a National Assembly meeting in Seoul on Dec. 28. [JANG JIN-YOUNG]

Joint Chiefs of Staff start unit to deal with North's threats

The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) started a dedicated unit to respond to military threats from North Korea. The Chief Directorate of Countering Nuclear and Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) will focus on responding to the North’s missile and nuclear...

2023.1.2

Soldiers from the South Korean Army's V Corps operate an M61 Vulcan rotary cannon during anti-drone drills in Yangpyeong County, Gyeonggi on Thursday. [JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF]

Korean military tests, demonstrates capabilities days after North UAV raid

A full complement of military assets were brought to bear in a show of force and adaptability near Seoul Thursday, just days after the South Korean military failed to counter an incursion by five drones from the North.

2022.12.29