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Sun, December 3, 2023 | 10:24

Koreas' spy satellite launches heat up arms race in space

Koreas' spy satellite launches heat up arms race in space

Space has emerged as an extended battlefield for the rival Koreas as they have successfully launched their own spy satellites into orbit and are gearing up to send more to better monitor each other amid an intensifying arms race, analysts said Saturday.

2023-12-02 12:24

First S. Korea spy satellite successfully launched into orbit

First S. Korea spy satellite successfully launched into orbit

First S. Korea spy satellite successfully launched into orbit

South Korea's first indigenous military spy satellite was successfully launched from a U.S. military base in California, Friday (local time), the defense ministry said, in a culmination of Seoul's quest for space-based intelligence capabilities amid growing North Korean threats.

2023-12-02 04:13

National security advisers of Korea, US, Japan to meet in Seoul next week

National security advisers of Korea, US, Japan to meet in Seoul next week

The national security advisers of South Korea, Japan and the United States will meet in Seoul next week, government sources said Friday, amid escalating threats from North Korea following its launch of a military satellite.

2023-12-01 22:42

UNC says it will continue monitoring situation on Korean Peninsula amid growing tensions

UNC says it will continue monitoring situation on Korean Peninsula amid growing tensions

The United Nations Command (UNC) said Friday it is monitoring the situation on the Korean Peninsula amid escalating tensions in the region, including the rearmament of North Korean soldiers in the Demilitarized Zone that separates the two Koreas.

2023-12-01 22:34

S. Korea's first spy satellite set to lift off from Vandenberg Space Force Base

S. Korea's first spy satellite set to lift off from Vandenberg Space Force Base

South Korea's first homegrown spy satellite will be launched from U.S. Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Friday (local time) on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, the defense ministry said.

2023-12-01 15:30

Ex-USFK chief raises prospects of tensions following suspension of inter-Korean military accord

Ex-USFK chief raises prospects of tensions following suspension of inter-Korean military accord

A former U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) chief raised the possibility Thursday that tensions on the Korean Peninsula could rise to a level unseen in recent years as North Korea walked away from a 2018 inter-Korean military accord following South Korea's partial suspension of it.

2023-12-01 09:35

US military unveils photos of training near DMZ amid heightened tension

US military unveils photos of training near DMZ amid heightened tension

The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command has released photos of a U.S. Army chemical corps company conducting joint drills with South Korean forces near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) amid heightened tension along the border with North Korea.

2023-11-30 15:48

Live-fire artillery drill

Live-fire artillery drill

K9A1 self-propelled howitzers of the Army's 7th Artillery Brigade participate in a live-fire drill at an Army training range in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province, Wednesday. The K9A1 is a modified version of the K9 Thunder self-propelled howizter. Yonhap

2023-11-29 16:51

Air Force awards 2 warrant officers as top air defense weapons controllers

Air Force awards 2 warrant officers as top air defense weapons controllers

The Korean Air Force on Wednesday honored two Warrant Officers Kim Seong-wook and Kim Ju-hyeon as this year’s top air defense weapons controllers, commonly referred to as “Golden Eye.”

2023-11-29 13:23

Korea deploys upgraded satellite communication system in Army units

Korea deploys upgraded satellite communication system in Army units

Korea has deployed an upgraded satellite communication system to Army troops in rear areas to improve their operational capability, the state arms procurement agency said Wednesday.

2023-11-29 10:45

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