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Mon, July 4, 2022 | 14:37

Seoul responds to North Korea's missile launches with joint live-fire exercise

One day after North Korea's barrage of ballistic missile launches, South Korea and the United States responded, Monday, with another show of force by firing their own ballistic missiles, according to the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). It is the second time that Seoul and Washington have responded in kind to Pyongyang's increasing saber-rattling following their coun...

Kang Seung-woo | 2022-06-06 14:08

North Korea's media outlets remain silent about missile launches

Yoon vows firm and stern response to any North Korean provocation

President Yoon Suk-yeol vowed Monday to respond firmly and sternly to any North Korean provocation as South Korea and the United States fired missiles in response to the North's missile launches the previous day.

2022-06-06 11:01

Allies fire 8 missiles in show of firepower against N. Korea's latest provocation: JCS

Allies fire 8 missiles in show of firepower against N. Korea's latest provocation: JCS

South Korea and the United States fired eight ballistic missiles into the East Sea, Monday, in response to North Korea's missile launches the previous day, according to the South's military. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said that the allies launched the ground-to-ground Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missiles for around 10 minutes from 4:45 a.m. On Sunday, the North...

2022-06-06 08:51

Yoon orders strengthening of S. Korea-US extended deterrence

President Yoon Suk-yeol instructed officials Sunday to strengthen the extended deterrence and combined defense posture of South Korea and the United States in response to North Korea's latest demonstration of its firepower. Yoon gave the order as members of the National Security Council briefed him on the results of a meeting they held shortly after North Korea fired eight sh...

2022-06-05 14:11

S. Korean, US navies hold combined exercise in waters off Okinawa

South Korea and the United States staged a combined exercise in international waters off Okinawa this week, the military said Saturday, in yet another move highlighting the allies' joint defense posture. The three-day exercise, which ended Saturday, was aimed at bolstering the allies' mission capabilities against North Korea's provocations, according to the Joint Chiefs of St...

2022-06-04 17:21

South Korean, Filipino defense chiefs discuss arms industry cooperation

The defense chiefs of South Korea and the Philippines held talks in Seoul on Friday to discuss arms industry cooperation and bilateral ties, Seoul's defense ministry said.

2022-06-03 20:22

Korea approves project to upgrade Patriot missile defense system

South Korea approved a 750 billion won ($605 million) project Monday to upgrade its Patriot missile defense system by 2027, the state arms procurement agency said, in the wake of North Korea's recent missile provocations.

2022-05-30 21:23

South Korea in dilemma over Canada's request to send artillery ammunition

South Korea, sticking to a stance of sending only non-lethal supplies to Ukraine, has found itself in a tricky situation over a new request to export artillery ammunition to Canada, after the North American country sent its own shells to the war-torn Eastern European country. The South Korean government has maintained that there are limits on sending lethal weapons to Ukraine...

Kang Seung-woo | 2022-05-30 16:43

Yoon calls for firm response to North Korean provocations

President Yoon Suk-yeol called for a firm response to North Korean provocations during a visit to the defense ministry and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Monday.

2022-05-30 15:37

South Korea refers to North Korean military as 'our enemy' in troop education materials

South Korea's defense ministry has distributed troop education materials that refer to North Korea's military and its regime as "our enemy," officials said Monday, in a reflection of the conservative Yoon Suk-yeol administration's tough security stance.

2022-05-30 13:29

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