"This is gravely concerning," said William Alberque, a former director of NATO's Arms Control, Disarmament and WMD ...

F-22 fighter jets and South Korean Air Force F-35 fighter jets, bottom, fly over South Korea Peninsula. AP SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Thursday it’s prepared to counter U.S. military ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the country's air force drills and stressed the importance of a step-up in war ...

For decades, North Korea's air force has been a collection of Cold War relics barely able to leave the ground, let alone pose a threat beyond its borders. In March 2025, intelligence analysts spotted ...

North Korea is warning Monday that it may start shooting down U.S. Air Force spy planes after accusing an American military aircraft of "illegally" intruding into its airspace "several times." ...

The United States Air Force has created a "super squadron" in its ally, South Korea, by moving more fighter jets near the frontline with North Korea to maximize combat effectiveness. The July 18 ...

The official voice of North Korea’s authoritarian regime on Friday denounced the recent appearance of Air Force long-range bombers in Japan as a “vicious change” and a “threat to regional ...

(Photo by Senior Airman Megan Estrada/U.S. Air Force) The ICBM test comes a day after North Korea launched a missile into the waters east of South Korea. Pyongyang also called out the United ...

CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — Air Force fighter jets are temporarily moving closer to North Korea to “optimize combat capability and increase readiness” on the Korean Peninsula. Nine F-16 ...

North Korea test-fired a short-range ballistic missile ... a Thursday drill over central South Korea between two U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor fighters and two Republic of Korea Air Force F-35A ...

Aadil Brar is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers international security, U.S.-China relations, and East Asian security. Aadil previously reported for the BBC World Service.

Analysts say that in the event of a conflict, North Korea aims to use cruise missiles to strike U.S. aircraft carriers as well as U.S. military bases in Japan. South Korea’s air force said in a ...