The top military officers of South Korea, the United States and Japan reaffirmed their commitment to closer security cooperation against North Korean threats, Seoul said Thursday.

Pyongyang's Ministry of National Defense issued the statement a day after the three countries' military chiefs met at the Pentagon for the 23rd Trilateral Chiefs of Defense meeting.

North Korea condemned the United States and its allies on Saturday for what it called strengthening military blocs and accelerating arms buildups after a NATO summit this

North Korea appears to be accelerating military modernization across land, sea and space: recent satellite imagery points to new frontline facilities, expanded shipbuilding infrastructure and renewed rocket engine testing.

Russia's Putin has publicly thanked North Korea for its military support in Ukraine, highlighting the evolving strategic alliance between the two nations amid speculation of a potential summit.

Experts have said North Korea is likely aiming to acquire military technology, including surveillance satellites. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Thursday's tests were meant to evaluate the power of a “special mission” warhead for a tactical ballistic missile.

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un denounced as a "political crime" the alleged corruption of a senior military official dumped from the ruling party for taking bribes, state media reported early Saturday (Jul 11).

A seventeen-year-old conscript enters North Korea’s military believing that survival depends on obedience, endurance, and loyalty. Over the following decades, he rises from an underfed soldier to a powerful senior commander,