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US flies surveillance aircraft after NK warns of 'new strategic weapon'

Jan 2, 2020

The United States again flew a surveillance aircraft over the Korean Peninsula, an aviation tracker said Thursday, amid simmering tensions over possible provocative acts by North Korea after it warne...
Experts weigh in on what NK's 'new strategic weapon' might be

Jan 1, 2020

Following North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s warning of a “new strategic weapon,” experts on Wednesday weighed in on the state of the regime’s veiled missile program for clues. Given that the North h...
US spy planes monitor N. Korea on New Year's Day

Jan 1, 2020

US spy planes flew over and around the Korean Peninsula on New Year's Day on Wednesday, an aviation tracker said, as North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said the communist nation will soon show off a "ne...
[Photo News] Ensuring Defense Readiness

Dec 31, 2019

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Park Han-ki was aboard the E-737 Peace Eye aircraft early Tuesday morning. Airborne for 100 minutes alongside fighter jets, Park communicated with key commanders f...
US flies surveillance plane amid NK tensions: aviation tracker

Dec 31, 2019

The United States flew a surveillance aircraft over South Korea on Tuesday, an aviation tracker said, apparently continuing its mission to monitor North Korea amid concerns about possible provocation...
Alternative military service for conscientious objectors to begin next year

Dec 30, 2019

South Korean men who refuse to fulfill their mandatory military service due to religious or personal beliefs will be allowed to serve three years of alternative duty at local correctional facilities ...
US flies surveillance plane over Korean peninsula: aviation tracker

Dec 30, 2019

The United States flew another surveillance aircraft over the Korean Peninsula on Monday, an aviation tracker said, the latest in a series of flights to monitor North Korea amid concerns Pyongyang co...
All eyes on Pyongyang as Kim opens key party meeting

Dec 29, 2019

Kim has been urging Trump to roll out a new initiative after the Hanoi summit broke down in Feb.
S. Korea conducts Dokdo defense exercise

Dec 27, 2019

The South Korean military conducted an exercise on Friday to strengthen defense capabilities for the country's easternmost islets of Dokdo, the first such drills in four months, a source said, amid b...
US flies surveillance aircraft over peninsula amid concerns over NK provocations

Dec 27, 2019

A US maritime patrol plane has made a late-night flight over the Korean Peninsula, an aviation tracker said Friday, amid concerns that North Korea could launch provocations in protest over stalled nu...
US flies spy planes again over Korean Peninsula amid concerns over NK provocations

Dec 26, 2019

The United States has flown spy planes around the Korean Peninsula again, an aviation tracker said Thursday, at a time of speculation that North Korea could carry out a major provocation amid stalled...
US flies 4 spy planes at same time amid concern about NK 'Christmas gift'

Dec 25, 2019

The United States has flown four surveillance planes over the Korean Peninsula at the same time, according to an aviation tracker Wednesday, amid heightened concern that North Korea could test-fire a...
US denies performing ‘decapitation strike’ drill

Dec 24, 2019

The US Department of Defense on Monday dismissed local reports that a recent US-South Korea joint military exercise was a rehearsal for a “decapitation strike” against key North Korean figures. The ...
US surveillance planes fly over S. Korea again

Dec 24, 2019

The United States flew two surveillance aircraft over the Korean Peninsula on Tuesday amid growing concerns that North Korea could test a long-range missile as a “Christmas gift.” The US Air Force R...
S. Korea brings in first US spy aircraft

Dec 23, 2019

South Korea has brought in a US-made advanced spy drone that will improve its surveillance of North Korean military activities, the military said Monday. The RQ-4 Block 30 Global Hawk arrived at the...