South Korea holds live-fire ballistic missile drills after North's missile launches

South Korea fired a Hyunmoo-II surface-to-surface ballistic missile into the Yellow Sea this week in a show of force after North Korea's recent series of missile launches, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Friday.

2024-11-08

South conducts missile interception drills in reaction to North's recent launches

South Korea conducted live-fire missile interception drills Wednesday in a show of its air defense capabilities, a day after North Korea fired ballistic missiles into the East Sea, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said.

2024-11-06

South Korea to hold live-fire missile drills in response to North's recent launches

South Korea plans to hold live-fire missile drills, involving Hyunmoo-II surface-to-surface missiles and the Cheongung surface-to-air missile defense system, this week in response to North Korea's recent ballistic missile launches.

2024-11-05

Citizens nationwide participate in civil defense drill as part of Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise

The Korean Air Force on Thursday conducted a nationwide civil defense drill as part of the Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise to prepare for potential air raids.

2024-08-22

Soldiers practice hostage rescue as part of Ulchi civil defense exercise

The Korean Army conducted a counterterrorism drill in a simulated situation involving a hostage at the KSPO Dome in the Songpa District of southern Seoul on Tuesday as a part of a four-day civil defense exercise, which began Monday.

2024-08-20

North says it conducted Hwasal-2 cruise missile drill

North Korean state media reported Wednesday that the regime had conducted a drill involving Hwasal-2 cruise missiles the previous day to enhance its counterattack and striking capabilities.

2024-01-31

[WHY] Why does North Korea keep firing missiles?

A growing consensus is that the North’s missiles are as much intended to advance the credibility of its deterrence capabilities as they are to achieve the regime’s stated objective of forcing the United States to withdraw from the Korean Peninsula.

2023-12-23

B-1B bombers deployed as trilateral aerial exercise sends message to North

South Korea, the United States and Japan held a trilateral aerial exercise involving U.S. B-1B strategic bombers over the Korean Peninsula Wednesday in response to North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launch earlier this week.

2023-12-20

South Korea, U.S. and Japan launch trilateral system to share North Korean missile launch info

South Korea, the United States and Japan on Tuesday launched a system to share real-time information on North Korean missile launches in what Seoul's Defense Ministry characterized as another step to deepen trilateral defense cooperation.

2023-12-19

Heavy metal road trip

The Korean and the U.S. militaries are currently conducting large-scale field training as part of their ongoing Ulchi Freedom Shield joint exercise, which will run through Thursday.

2023-08-29

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