North Korea

South Korea’s KF-21 Boramae Fighter Is on Track for a 2026 Launch

South Korea believes this new plane will serve as a vital change agent from its U.S.-produced warplanes to a purely South Korean system.

These Three Countries Are Backing Russia’s War in Ukraine

Although Russia would like people to think that it is fighting alone in Ukraine, the Russian military relies on foreign military aid to a far greater degree than is usually...

South Korea Fires Warning Shots After North Korean Troops Attempt Illegal Border Crossing

"Our military issued warnings and fired warning shots, and the North Korean soldiers retreated," a South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff official told reporters.

Why It’s Time for a South Korean Nuclear Deterrent

With North Korea preparing to strike southward, and the United States deeply ambivalent about its defense, Seoul needs nuclear weapons now more than ever.

North Korea Now Has a Nuclear Submarine—And There’s Only One Place They Could Have Gotten It From

North Korea’s indigenous technological base is clearly insufficient to have developed the submarine on its own—almost certainly meaning that Pyongyang sought help from Russia.

North Korea Lost 5,000 Troops in Kursk: UK

Reports from the ground indicate that the North Koreans are disciplined and fearsome fighters—but do not seem trained and equipped for a 21st-century conflict.

Celebration of the 68th anniversary of the Victory Day (WWII). Flight of aircraft over the city, the Beriev A-50 Mainstay plane in the sky on May 9, 2013 in Moscow, Russia

North Korea Unveils AI Suicide Drones and AWACS Plane

AEW&CS capabilities will certainly act as a force multiplier for the Korean People’s Army Air Force.

North Korea is Building AI-Controlled Drones

A key factor driving this new North Korean modernization push is undoubtedly Pyongyang’s ever-growing closeness with Moscow.

Russia Wants to Sell North Korea MiG-29s. Should the West Be Worried?

The MiG-29’s impressive design features have not always translated to aerial victories.

An F/A-18F Super Hornet attached to the Fighting Black Lions of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 213 lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77).

U.S.-Korea Freedom Shield Joint Drill Kicks Into High Gear

The yearly drills include participation from units within the U.S. Air Force, Army, and Navy as well as their South Korean counterpart branches. 

A Sang-O-class submarine captured by South Korea on display at Tongil (Unification) Park near Gangneung in 2012

North Korea Unveils Its First Nuclear-Powered Submarine

North Korea’s military modernization underscores the importance of America and its own East Asian allies expanding their own submarine fleets.

Should Seoul Be Worried? North Korea Launches More Ballistic Missiles

North Korea continues to develop its ballistic missile technology, threatening South Korea, Japan, and even the United States.