On 11 January, the South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol spoke in a former presidential office at Cheong Wa Dae about the rising tensions in the region and the increasingly threatening… Continue reading "South Korea’s President Announces Possibility of Obtaining Nuclear Weapons in a Historic Policy Reversal"
South Korean defense contractor Hanwha has reportedly been selected to build the Australian Army’s new infantry fighting vehicle, winning a multi-billion Australian dollar deal to build 129 Redback infantry fighting… Continue reading "South Korea’s Redback Selected As Australia’s New Infantry Fighting Vehicle"
On Thursday, 16 March, Toyo announced that it is lifting its heightened export controls against South Korea. Citing security concerns, Japan had initially introduced export controls for three items in… Continue reading "Breakthrough in Japan-South Korea ties as Japan lifts ROK Export Controls"
As the world deals with a constant flood of drone footage coming from the Russo-Ukrainian War, the North Koreans have been testing drones of their own in restricted air space,… Continue reading "South Korean Government Admits North Korean Drone Penetrated Presidential Office Security Zone"
The U.S Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman along with her Japanese and South Korea counterparts first Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyundong and Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Mori Takeo spoke… Continue reading "South Korea, U.S., Japan Issue Statement Against Defiant North Korea"
The Republic of Korea’s Air Force, the United States 7th Air Force and the Royal Australian Air Force have been conducting large scale exercises in the region as a means… Continue reading "Vigilant Storm Air Exercises Continue Amid North Korean Missile Launches and a Period of Mourning in South Korea"
On Wednesday 7 September, Japanese Vice Defense Minister for International Affairs Oka Masami and South Korean Vice Defense Minister Shin Beom-chul met in Seoul to discuss trilateral cooperation between the… Continue reading "For the First time in Years, Japan and South Korea Hold Senior Level Defense Talks"
The 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB), 2nd Infantry Division at US Army Garrison Humphreys – located in Pyeongtaek, South Korea – added twelve MQ-1C Gray Eagle Extended Range variants to… Continue reading "US Army Extended Range Gray Eagles in South Korea"
Polish Deputy Prime Minister Mariusz Błaszczak formally signed a framework agreement with the South Korean government on Wednesday for the procurement of K2 main battle tanks, K9 self-propelled howitzers and… Continue reading "Poland Officially Signs South Korean Arms Deal – Deliveries To Start This Year"
North Korea has conducted its largest missile test so far this year. On 5 June they launched eight missiles possibly ranging from their KN-23 missile modeled after Russia’s Iskander ballistic… Continue reading "North and South Korea conduct Dueling Missile Exercises"