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31 August

S. Korean Firm Announces 155mm Extended-Range Shell for K9 Howitzer

South Korea’s Poongsan Corporation said it has developed a 155mm projectile for the K9 self-propelled howitzer with 50 percent greater range than existing shells.

30 August

Arms

Polish K239 Chunmoo multiple launch rocket system (Homar-K)

Rojoef Manuel

Poland Receives First K239 Chunmoo Rocket Launcher From South Korea

Hanwha Defense has delivered Poland’s first K239 Chunmoo multiple launch rocket system at the Port of Gdańsk.

29 August

Asia Pacific

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for boosting the country's navy when inspecting the navy command.

Staff Writer With AFP

Kim Calls for Boosting North Korea’s Navy

Kim Jong Un has called for boosting North Korea's navy, saying the country's waters brimmed with "the danger of a nuclear war," state media reported.

28 August

Asia Pacific

Inder Singh Bisht

North Korea Repurposing Aging Fighter Jets as Kamikaze Drones: Report

North Korea is reportedly turning hundreds of Soviet-origin MiG fighter jets into kamikaze drones as part of a military modernization project.

28 August

Europe

Inder Singh Bisht

Poland to Arm FA-50 Fighter Jets With Sniper Targeting Pods

Poland has signed an intergovernmental contract with the US to buy 34 AN/AAQ-33 Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods for its FA-50 fighter jets.

24 August

Space

Staff Writer With AFP

North Korea Says Spy Satellite Launch Ends in Failure, Again

North Korea said its second attempt to put a spy satellite into orbit failed, three months after the first one crashed into the ocean.

20 August

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

Suspected N. Korean Hackers Target S. Korea-US Drills

Suspected North Korean hackers have attempted an attack targeting a major joint military exercise between Seoul and Washington.

19 August

Asia Pacific

A Chinese military helicopter flies past Pingtan island, one of mainland China’s closest points to Taiwan

Staff Writer With AFP

China Stages War Games in ‘Stern Warning’ to Taiwan

China held air and sea drills around Taiwan, in what it said was a "stern warning" after the island's vice president visited the US.

14 August

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

Kim Calls for North Korea to Boost Missile Production: KCNA

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for a "drastic boost" in missile production during visits to key weapons factories, as South Korea and the US prepared for joint drills.

10 August

Europe