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Navy stages largest-ever fleet exercise to test new Task Fleet Command

Korea’s navy staged its largest-ever fleet exercise off Pohang on Monday morning as the newly formed Task Fleet Command tested its readiness amid regional missile activity.

2025-11-11

Korean Navy commissions Aegis destroyer with advanced missile interception capabilities

A commissioning ceremony for the 8,200-ton King Jeongjo the Great destroyer, measuring 170 meters (558 feet) in length and 21 meters in width, is held at a naval base in the southeastern port city of Busan on Monday.

2024-12-02

New 8,200-ton Aegis destroyer delivered to Navy

A new 8,200-ton Aegis destroyer armed with an advanced missile interception platform was delivered to the Navy on Wednesday, the state arms procurement agency said, in a move to bolster the Navy's air defense capabilities.

2024-11-27

Korean Navy to receive new destroyer with advanced combat system next week

The Navy will receive a new 8,200-ton destroyer armed with an advanced missile interception platform next week, officials said Wednesday, in a move expected to help bolster the military's air defense capabilities against North Korean missiles.

2024-11-20

HD Hyundai Heavy starts work on second KDX-III Batch II destroyer

The shipbuilding affiliate of HD Hyundai opened construction with a keel-laying ceremony for the second Aegis-equipped destroyer commissioned by Seoul's acquisition program.

2024-03-13

U.S. State Dept. approves sale of advanced interceptor missile to Korea

The U.S. Department of State has approved the potential sale of the Standard Missile 6 (SM-6) system to South Korea, according to the Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) on Tuesday.

2023-11-15

South Korea teams up with Japan, U.S. for missile defense drill against North

South Korea, the United States and Japan conducted a joint missile defense exercise in international waters south of the Korean Peninsula on Tuesday in response to North Korea’s failed launch of a spy satellite last week.

2023-08-29

Competing drills in East Sea reflect growing bloc rivalry

The waters surrounding the Korean Peninsula appear increasingly crowded with dueling military drills that highlight the hardening divide between the United States and its regional allies on one side, and China and Russia on the other.

2023-07-17

South Korea, U.S., Japan kick off missile defense exercise in East Sea

South Korea, the United States and Japan kicked off a trilateral missile defense exercise in the East Sea on Monday to strengthen deterrence in the face of North Korea's military threats, South Korea's Navy said.

2023-04-17

South Korea to buy fighter jets, weapons systems to defend against North

South Korea plans to purchase more F-35A stealth fighter jets and other weapons systems to bolster the country’s deterrence capabilities against North Korea, the state arms procurement agency said Monday.

2023-03-13