Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Kim Myung-soo on Saturday inspected military readiness at a front-line general outpost (GOP) and aboard the ROKS Yulgok Yi I, an Aegis-equipped destroyer.
A K21 armored vehicle from the Capital Mechanized Infantry Division navigates a frozen river in Pocheon, Gyeonggi. The South Korean military drill coincided with North Korea launching multiple cruise missiles into the Yellow Sea on the same day.
DAPA announced that a science-based border security system, featuring AI image analysis, thermal imaging, and short-wave infrared capabilities, has been developed for the first time.
K9 howitzers and tanks stationed on Yeonpyeong Island participated in the exercise.
Korea plans to increase the annual salaries of entry-level military officers and non-commissioned officers (NCOs) at front-line units by up to 30 percent by 2027 compared to this year to enhance working conditions and encourage officers to stay.
North Korea is rebuilding guard posts and bringing large weaponry inside the demilitarized zone (DMZ), South Korea's Defense Ministry said Monday, four days after the regime said it would no longer abide by an inter-Korean military pact.
South Korea’s intelligence agency told members of the National Assembly that Russian technological assistance enabled the North’s successful launch of a spy satellite earlier this week, according to a conservative PPP lawmaker on Thursday.
The South Korean government announced the partial suspension of the 2018 inter-Korean military agreement from 3 p.m. Wednesday after North Korea's state media reported that the regime had successfully placed a spy satellite into orbit.
The South Korean military on Monday warned the North to "immediately" halt its preparations for another military spy satellite launch, warning of an unspecified "necessary" response if Pyongyang persists with the launch.
South Korea could partially suspend a 2018 inter-Korean military agreement should the North conduct a third attempt to launch a spy satellite, sources said Tuesday.
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