DPRK (North Korea)

Oct- 2024 -

3 October

A screen monitor shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un

N. Korea Leader Threatens Use of Nuclear Weapons if Attacked

North Korea's Kim Jong Un said his forces would use nuclear weapons "without hesitation" if Pyongyang's territory was attacked by the South and its ally the United States.

2 October

Asia Pacific

Christine Casimiro

South Korea Flexes ‘Monster Missile’ in Military Parade, Warns North Korea

South Korea presented its Hyunmoo-5 surface-to-surface ballistic missile to the public for the first time at its 76th Annual Armed Forces Day parade held in Seoul.

Sep- 2024 -

18 September

Air

Rojoef Manuel

Canadian Aurora Maritime Patrol Aircraft to Conduct N. Korean Sanction Monitoring

Canada has announced its plan to send a CP-140 Aurora maritime patrol detachment to Japan in response to North Korea's illicit activities.

12 September

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

North Korea Fires Salvo of Short-Range Ballistic Missiles

North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles into waters east of the Korean peninsula, Seoul's military said.

11 September

Asia Pacific

A JMSDF minesweeper vessel and two fishing boats sailing on a blue ocean

Christine Casimiro

Japan Restructures to Create ‘Fleet Information Warfare’ Command

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) is overhauling its intelligence operations, replacing its Fleet Intelligence Command with the soon-to-be-established “Fleet Information Warfare Command.”

Aug- 2024 -

26 August

Asia Pacific

Kim Jong Un oversees a performance test of drones.

Staff Writer With AFP

Kim Unveils New North Korea Suicide Drones

North Korea has unveiled a new suicide drone, state media said, with leader Kim Jong Un overseeing a performance test of the weapons, which experts said could have come from Russia.

13 August

Cyber

Joe Saballa

S. Korea Says North Stole Technical Data About K2 Tank, Spy Planes

South Korea’s ruling party has revealed that North Korean cybercriminals managed to obtain classified technical data about two of its key military reconnaissance planes.

5 August

Asia Pacific

North Korea fired more than 200 artillery shells near two South Korean islands, Seoul's defense ministry said

Staff Writer With AFP

North Korea Deploys 250 Missile Launchers to Southern Border: KCNA

North Korea has deployed 250 ballistic missile launchers to its southern border, with Kim describing them as a "powerful treasured sword" to defend sovereignty.

Jul- 2024 -

26 July

Cyber

Staff Writer With AFP

UK, US, S.Korea Warn of N.Korea Cyber Op to Steal Military, Nuclear Secrets

Britain, the US, and South Korea issued a warning over a North Korea-backed global cyber espionage campaign to further the country's nuclear ambitions.

18 July

Asia Pacific