North Korea Tests New Weapons, Drawing Lessons from Iran War

The country has been leveraging armed conflicts abroad, such as Russia’s war against Ukraine, to bolster its own military capabilities.

By Choe Sang-Hun

North Korea tested missiles on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, state media confirms

These trials bring the number of known ballistic missile tests by Pyongyang so far this year to five.

North Korea says its latest weapons tests included missiles with cluster-bomb warheads

North Korea said its testing spree this week involved various new weapons systems, including ballistic missiles armed with cluster-bomb warheads, as it pushes to expand nuclear-capable forces.

By The Associated Press

Why North Korea’s Kim may shake hands with Trump again despite missile tests

North Korea’s recent string of weapons tests, including cluster munitions, marks its renewed show of military strength ahead of the US-China summit next month, even as Beijing may become a go-between to ease tensions on the Korean peninsula. Analysts say the summit could be an opportunity for China to arrange for subsequent talks between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump. On Thursday, Pyongyang said tests conducted over the previous two days involved a radar-evadin...

By Park Chan-kyong

North Korea tests military assets including ballistic missile, KCNA reports

On Wednesday, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said Pyongyang had test-fired multiple missiles on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Slice of Pyongyang in India: North Korea will be ‘country partner’ of Delhi film festival next month

By Upasika Singhal

North Korea Tests New Weapons As World Focuses On Iran War

Pyongyang continues to deepen its defence ties with Moscow and Beijing as the US draws its military assets out of Asia amid geopolitical uncertainty.

As world focuses on Strait of Hormuz, North Korea tests raft of new weapons

The weapons tests came ahead of a visit by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to the North from Thursday, his first trip to the neighboring country in more than six years.

S. Korea, US to begin joint Freedom Flag air drills this week

South Korea and the United States will launch their large-scale air exercise this week, the South's Air Force said Thursday, in efforts to strengthen their interoperability and survivability in joint operations. The semiannual drills will kick off at an air base in the southwestern city of Gwangju on Friday and run for two weeks, incorporating defensive counter air, air interdiction and close air support training programs, according to the armed service. The South will mobilize an array of fight

By The Korea Herald

North Korea holds three days of weapons testing: KCNA

North Korea unveils cluster-bomb missile, electronic warfare capability

Analysts also see the tests as likely to be a show of force in cutting-edge conventional weapon systems by the nuclear-armed North for its adversaries and allies

By Reuters