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Sat, June 3, 2023 | 08:01

Navy to get new submarine with stronger covert mission capabilities, survivability

Navy to get new submarine with stronger covert mission capabilities, survivability

South Korea's Navy is set Thursday to receive a new 3,000-ton submarine with reinforced capabilities to conduct covert underwater missions and precision strikes, the state arms procurement agency said.

2023-04-20 09:51

Top S. Korean, US military officers discuss N. Korean threats, alliance

Top S. Korean, US military officers discuss N. Korean threats, alliance

South Korea's top general and a visiting U.S. admiral agreed Wednesday to strengthen deterrence and realize an "alliance in action," the former's office said, as the allies are stepping up coordination to counter North Korean threats.

2023-04-19 17:10

US deterring conflict in Indo-Pacific amid N. Korean missile provocations: US commanders

US deterring conflict in Indo-Pacific amid N. Korean missile provocations: US commanders

The United States is successfully and continuously preventing conflict with no imminent signs of war in the Indo-Pacific but North Korea's continued missile provocations, along with other threats, pose serious challenges to peace and stability in the region, the chief of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) said Tuesday.

2023-04-19 09:42

S. Korea's nuclear envoy discusses NK denuclearization with senior Swedish diplomat

S. Korea's nuclear envoy discusses NK denuclearization with senior Swedish diplomat

South Korea's chief nuclear negotiator has met with a senior Swedish diplomat in Stockholm to discuss cooperation on the denuclearization of North Korea, Seoul's foreign ministry said Tuesday.

2023-04-18 13:03

S. Korea urges 'extraordinary responsibility' from UNSC over N. Korea's nuclear provocations

S. Korea urges 'extraordinary responsibility' from UNSC over N. Korea's nuclear provocations

South Korea's top envoy at the United Nations called Monday on permanent members of the U.N. Security Council (UNSC) to take "extraordinary responsibility" to curb North Korea's nuclear provocations.

2023-04-18 11:00

Korea, US begin joint excavation project for Korean War remains

Korea, US begin joint excavation project for Korean War remains

Korea and the United States began a joint excavation project Monday to recover the remains of U.S. soldiers who perished during the 1950-53 Korean War, Seoul's defense ministry said.

2023-04-17 17:26

Allies fortify deterrence against NK threats

Allies fortify deterrence against NK threats

South Korea, the United States and Japan staged a trilateral missile defense exercise, Monday, in a major demonstration of strengthened security cooperation against North Korea's evolving nuclear and missile threats. The navies of South Korea and the U.S., as well as Japan's maritime self-defense forces, conducted the combined exercise in international waters between the Sout...

Lee Hyo-jin | 2023-04-17 16:55

S. Korea, Japan hold first security talks of diplomats, defense officials in 5 years

S. Korea, US, Japan hold missile defense drills in East Sea amid N. Korean threats

S. Korea, US, Japan hold missile defense drills in East Sea amid N. Korean threats

South Korea, the United States and Japan held a trilateral missile defense exercise in the international waters of the East Sea on Monday, Seoul's Navy said, amid stepped-up efforts to sharpen deterrence against North Korean threats.

2023-04-17 10:22

S. Korea, US begin large-scale combined air drills

S. Korea, US begin large-scale combined air drills

S. Korea, US begin large-scale combined air drills

South Korea and the United States kicked off large-scale combined air drills on Monday, the South's Air Force said, amid joint efforts to sharpen deterrence against Pyongyang's military threats.

2023-04-17 09:57

S. Korea, US, Japan hold missile defense drills in East Sea amid N. Korean threats

S. Korea fires warning shots after N. Korean patrol boat crosses maritime border

S. Korea fires warning shots after N. Korean patrol boat crosses maritime border

A South Korean Navy vessel fired warning shots to drive out a North Korean patrol boat that crossed the western de facto maritime border last week, the South's military said Sunday.

2023-04-16 14:08

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