But North Korean leader Kim has been pushing to modernize his naval fleet. It is also developing submarine-launched missiles and the subs to carry them. In September, Kim inspected the site for a new naval port. “Now that we are soon to possess large surface warships and submarines which...
North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un meets with members of the Non-Standing Satellite Launch Preparation Committee, in this picture released by the Korean Central News Agency on November 24, 2023. KCNA via REUTERS By Josh Smith and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -After dec...
The JMSDF did not give further details of the operations that took place during the exercise, but Haguro is one of several non-US warships that is known to carry the SM-3 Block IIA and Block IB interceptors. Raytheon developed the SM-3 family to destroy short- and intermediate-range ...
They said that their countries’ resumption of large-scale military drills last year effectively demonstrated their combined capabilities to deter North Korean aggression. The allies had downsized their training in recent years to create room for diplomacy with North Korea during the Trump administration ...
At the request of the U.S., Spanish warships stopped the North Korean freighter So San. Its cargo of Scud missiles and unidentified chemicals were bound for Iraq, the Bushies claimed. This claim quickly fizzled, and the U.S. turned the cargo over to its rightful owner, Yemen. Sanger ...