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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

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un drives one of the new battle tanks unveiled by Pyongyang's state media in this photo released on Thursday by the Rodong Sinmun, the official newspaper of the ruling Workers' Party. [NEWS1]

North's Kim calls his new tanks 'most powerful in the world'

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un touted his military’s new line of battle tanks in a Thursday state media report covering the regime’s ongoing training drills.

2024.3.14

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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

A F-35A stealth fighter jet from the South Korean Air Force fires a laser-guided GBU-12 in a demonstration of the force's ability to destroy North Korean missile transporter erector launchers during a drill on Nov. 18. [JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF]

South Korea to buy fighter jets, weapons systems to defend against North

South Korea plans to purchase more F-35A stealth fighter jets and other weapons systems to bolster the country’s deterrence capabilities against North Korea, the state arms procurement agency said Monday.

2023.3.13

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

A surface-to-air Cheongung missile developed by the Agency for Defense Development [YONHAP]

State-run arms developer to build new missile testing facility amid North's threats

South Korea's state-run defense research agency plans to construct a new testing facility for arms development as the country seeks to strengthen the "three-axis" deterrence system to counter North Korea's evolving threats, an informed source ...

2022.11.9

Is South Korea ready to go it alone on defense?

Beneath the reassuring rhetoric from Seoul and Washington, the U.S.-South Korea alliance and South Korea's own military capabilities are under increasing pressure from the changing geopolitical climate and North Korea's nuclear and missile threats.

2022.10.30

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

North's Kim calls his new tanks 'most powerful in the world'

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Korea joins exclusive club with successful L-SAM test

South Korea to buy fighter jets, weapons systems to defend against North

Korean military tests, demonstrates capabilities days after North UAV raid

State-run arms developer to build new missile testing facility amid North's threats

Is South Korea ready to go it alone on defense?