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Sat, March 25, 2023 | 11:08

North Korea will pay price for reckless provocations, warns Yoon

North Korea will pay price for reckless provocations, warns Yoon

President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday warned that his administration will make North Korea “pay the price for its reckless provocations” and vowed to strengthen South Korea's military capabilities in response to the North's evolving nuclear threats.

Lee Hyo-jin | 2023-03-24 17:11

Yoon vows to make N. Korea pay for reckless provocations

Yoon vows to make N. Korea pay for reckless provocations

President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed Friday to make North Korea pay for its reckless provocations as the regime claimed to have carried out additional simulations of nuclear attacks on its enemies.

2023-03-24 12:05

Korea to start mass production of KF-21 in 2024

Korea to start mass production of KF-21 in 2024

Korea's state-run arms procurement agency said, Thursday, it seeks to achieve "tentative" combat suitability of the KF-21 Boramae by May - six months earlier than planned - in order to kick off mass production of the domestically developed fighter jet next year. The 4.5-generation combat aircraft is expected to enter service in 2026, the Defense Acquisition Program Administra...

Kang Seung-woo | 2023-03-23 15:43

S. Korea, US conduct live-fire drills near inter-Korean border

S. Korea, US conduct live-fire drills near inter-Korean border

South Korea and the United States have staged a large-scale combined live-fire exercise near the inter-Korean border, the South's Army said Thursday, in a show of the allies' "tremendous" firepower amid North Korea's evolving threats.

2023-03-23 13:20

S. Korea, US, British Marines hold joint infiltration drills

S. Korea, US, British Marines hold joint infiltration drills

S. Korea, US, British Marines hold joint infiltration drills

South Korean, U.S. and British Marines have staged combined "high-intensity" airborne and maritime infiltration drills in a southeastern coastal area, the Marine Corps here said Thursday, in a move to bolster joint operational capabilities.

2023-03-23 10:49

State arms agency to sign KF-21 mass-production contract next year

State arms agency to sign KF-21 mass-production contract next year

Korea's state arms procurement agency is seeking to sign a contract next year to mass-produce the homegrown KF-21 Boramae fighter, its officials said Thursday, in what could be a key milestone for the jet acquisition project.

2023-03-23 10:45

Yoon stresses need to protect defense industry secrets

Yoon stresses need to protect defense industry secrets

President Yoon Suk Yeol visited the Defense Counterintelligence Command on Wednesday and called for actively protecting defense industry secrets to ensure critical technologies are not leaked, his office said.

2023-03-22 22:07

S. Korea, US navies hold amphibious landing exercise

S. Korea, US navies hold amphibious landing exercise

South Korean and U.S. vessels take part in a large-scale amphibious landing exercise, known as Ssangyong Drill, near the southeastern coastal city of Pohang, Wednesday. The exercise, held from Monday through April 3, resumed after five years of hiatus as part of the allies' Freedom Shield spring joint drill. According to the Navy and Marine Corps, some 1,600 sailors, 30 vesse...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2023-03-22 17:25

Senior US Marine visits Korea for allied drills

Senior US Marine visits Korea for allied drills

A senior U.S. Marine official joined ongoing joint exercises with Korea on Wednesday and also had talks with Seoul officials over bilateral cooperation, according to the Marine Corps here.

2023-03-22 17:12

S. Korea, US set for 'largest-ever' live-fire drills to mark alliance's 70th anniversary

S. Korea, US set for 'largest-ever' live-fire drills to mark alliance's 70th anniversary

South Korea and the United States plan to conduct their "largest-ever" combined live-fire drills in June as part of a program to celebrate the 70th anniversary of their alliance, Seoul's defense ministry said Wednesday.

2023-03-22 09:52

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