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MILITARY1d agoSaviour or stop gap? Malaysia’s South Korean jets arrive to relieve ageing fightersMalaysia received its first South Korean-made light combat jet on Friday under a nearly 4 billion ringgit (US$990 million) procurement, in what analysts describe as welcome relief for an ageing air force still years away from replacing its frontline fighters. The FA-50M Block 20 jet arrived at the air force base in Labuan, off Borneo, with a second expected in Kuantan on the peninsula’s east coast next Monday. They are the first of 18 aircraft ordered from Korea Aerospace Industries under a deal...South China Morning Post
MILITARY2d agoAs North Korea’s Loudspeaker Broadcasts Loom, South Korea Has No Good OptionsKim Yo Jong said broadcasts near the border will resume this month. For Seoul, every possible response carries a cost.The Diplomat
MILITARYBREAKING2d agoNorth Korea fires 'around a dozen' ballistic missiles amid rising tensions with South KoreaFrance 24 [en]
MILITARY3d agoWhy is the US reluctant to give South Korea wartime control of its troops?South Korea wants to take back wartime command of its troops from the United States within the next two years, but analysts say Washington is refusing to commit to a date to keep a hold on a military it sees as vital to countering China. The dispute is over wartime operational control, known as OPCON, which the US has held since shortly after the outbreak of the Korean war in 1950. If fighting were to break out again under the current arrangements, designated South Korean units would be assigned...South China Morning Post
MILITARY4d agoNorth Korean howitzer guns spotted close to border with South KoreaThe sighting comes after a mine blast wounded three South Korean soldiers in September.Al Jazeera [en]
MILITARYBREAKING5d agoNorth Korean howitzer guns spotted close to border with South KoreaSky News World