Military affairs | NK News
NK News Logo
May 09, 2025May 09, 2025

Military affairs

Information related to military issues in North and South Korea

Public tours to southern part of Panmunjom will resume on May 1: MND

Public tours to southern part of Panmunjom will resume on May 1: MND

Plans for free movement at JSA remain on hold, however, amid an impasse in talks

Public tours to southern part of Panmunjom will resume on May 1: MND
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji April 29, 2019
Four reasons N. Korea’s rejection of U.S.-ROK aerial exercises was important
NK PRO

Four reasons N. Korea’s rejection of U.S.-ROK aerial exercises was important

“CPRC spokesperson’s press statement” marks a notch up from recent reports and commentaries in Rodong Sinmun

Four reasons N. Korea’s rejection of U.S.-ROK aerial exercises was important
Rachel Minyoung Lee
Rachel Minyoung Lee April 25, 2019
North Korea warns of ‘corresponding response’ over U.S.-ROK drills

North Korea warns of ‘corresponding response’ over U.S.-ROK drills

North Korean department responsible for inter-Korean issues slams Seoul for latest air exercises

North Korea warns of ‘corresponding response’ over U.S.-ROK drills
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll April 24, 2019
Military component of Sino-DPRK defense treaty “totally gone”: Chinese scholar

Military component of Sino-DPRK defense treaty “totally gone”: Chinese scholar

1961 China-North Korea agreement more "symbolic than substantive," Zhu Feng says

Military component of Sino-DPRK defense treaty “totally gone”: Chinese scholar
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll April 23, 2019
North Korean defense minister en route to Moscow for security conference: KCNA

North Korean defense minister en route to Moscow for security conference: KCNA

Ministry of Defense-sponsored event likely to overlap with this week's DPRK-Russia summit

North Korean defense minister en route to Moscow for security conference: KCNA
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham April 22, 2019
Washington confirms North Korea’s recent weapon test

Washington confirms North Korea’s recent weapon test

Acting Pentagon chief says North Korea did not test a ballistic missile

Washington confirms North Korea’s recent weapon test
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne April 18, 2019
Kim Jong Un oversaw test of new “tactical guided weapon” on Wednesday: KCNA

Kim Jong Un oversaw test of new “tactical guided weapon” on Wednesday: KCNA

Test is the first of its kind by the DPRK since November

Kim Jong Un oversaw test of new “tactical guided weapon” on Wednesday: KCNA
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne | Oliver Hotham April 17, 2019
Kim Jong Un praises army’s “readiness” following impromptu air combat exercise

Kim Jong Un praises army’s “readiness” following impromptu air combat exercise

Visit was DPRK leader's first military-linked on-site inspection in five months

Kim Jong Un praises army’s “readiness” following impromptu air combat exercise
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji April 17, 2019
No invites issued for April 15 military parade, foreign Pyongyang residents say

No invites issued for April 15 military parade, foreign Pyongyang residents say

Mixed signals on possible parade as 107th anniversary of Kim Il Sung's birth looms

No invites issued for April 15 military parade, foreign Pyongyang residents say
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll April 12, 2019
Kim Jong Un’s appearances in March: an election and a military meeting
NK PRO

Kim Jong Un’s appearances in March: an election and a military meeting

Amid a diplomatic deadlock, the DPRK leader oversaw a markedly low-key gathering of KPA officials

Kim Jong Un’s appearances in March: an election and a military meeting
Rachel Minyoung Lee
Rachel Minyoung Lee April 9, 2019