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October 15, 2024 07:35pm
Defense chief apologizes over 'Silmido' unit for 1st time
Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun apologized Tuesday over the fate of members of a past secret unit that trained commandos to infiltrate into North Korea...
October 15, 2024 04:09pm
North Korea exploding inter-Korean roads ‘symbolic move’: JCS
North Korea blew up roads near the border on each side of the Korean Peninsula on Tuesday, in another demonstration of cutting ties with the South. Ex...
October 15, 2024 02:23pm
Drones seen in Pyongyang’s footage don’t seem South Korean: ADD
The head of the South Korean government agency for defense research and development said Tuesday the uncrewed aerial vehicles seen in footage released...
October 14, 2024 03:39pm
Border tensions heighten as North Korea builds up drone incursion claims
The South Korean military is closely watching developments and making necessary preparations in response to the North Korean military ordering its tro...
October 13, 2024 11:34pm
South Korean military has ‘nothing to confirm’ on North Korea preparing border artillery corps to shoot
The South Korean military said Sunday it has “nothing to confirm” regarding North Korea claiming to have ordered its artillery corps near the shared b...
October 13, 2024 02:32pm
Confusion over alleged S. Korean drone intrusion: Who's behind it?
North Korea's recent claim that the South had sent uncrewed aerial vehicles over Pyongyang three times since last week has stirred a contentious ...
October 11, 2024 09:08pm
No South Korean military drone entered Pyongyang skies: JCS
No South Korean military unmanned aerial vehicle has entered North Korean skies, the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said Friday in response to Nor...
October 11, 2024 08:24pm
S. Korea stages 1st live-fire drills of Taurus missile in 7 years
The Air Force has conducted live-fire drills involving the long-range air-to-surface Taurus missile, officials said Friday, in the first such exercise...
October 10, 2024 04:00pm
North Korea already cut off inter-Korean roads in Aug.: JCS chief
North Korea has already blocked the inter-Korean passages under leader Kim Jong-un’s instructions, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff chief Adm. Kim ...
October 8, 2024 03:28pm
North Korean troops killed, wounded in Ukraine war: Seoul defense minister
South Korea’s national defense minister on Tuesday said North Korean troops appear to have been killed or wounded in Russia’s war on Ukraine. Minister...
October 6, 2024 03:26pm
[Exclusive] Korea’s defense acquisition agency fails to meet legal standard for women representation
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration is falling behind legal standards for gender equality in all of its policy committees, accord...
October 5, 2024 06:46pm
2 US B-1B bombers conducted joint drill with S. Korean Air Force on Oct. 1 Armed Force Day
Two US B-1B heavy bombers conducted a joint drill with the South Korean Air Force on Oct. 1 Armed Forces Day, before one of them participated in a nat...
October 5, 2024 11:49am
Military aircraft evacuating S. Koreans in Lebanon returns home
A South Korean military aircraft evacuating Korean nationals and their families from Lebanon returned home Saturday, as Israel intensifies ground oper...
October 4, 2024 06:02pm
S. Korea, US clinch 2026-30 defense cost-sharing deal in pre-election push
Seoul and Washington have finalized a new defense cost-sharing agreement for 2026 to 2030. The deal comes just one month ahead of the US presidential ...