DefenceTalkNorth Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile that exploded mid-air shortly after launch, Seoul said Wednesday, with analysts warning it was likely a failed test of Pyongyang’s so-called “monster missile”. The launch — North Korea’s tenth suspected weapons test this year — comes after the United States said the nuclear-armed country was preparing to fire […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-suspected-ballistic-missile-explodes-after-launch-78427/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea has been using satellite subterfuge to test parts of a so-called “monster” missile, analysts say, as it gears up for a sanctions-shattering launch ahead of a key domestic anniversary. Pyongyang has conducted a record nine weapons tests so far this year, in what experts see as an effort to work through a laundry […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-plans-monster-missile-launch-by-april-analysts-78381/

DefenceTalkTwo recent missile tests conducted by North Korea were of a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system, the Pentagon said Thursday, marking what one US official called a “serious escalation” that will be punished with fresh sanctions. According to North Korea, the February 26 and March 4 tests were focused on developing a reconnaissance satellite, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-says-north-korea-testing-new-icbm-system-78374/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea on Sunday said it has conducted another test for the development of a reconnaissance satellite. The test was carried out on Saturday, the state news agency KCNA said in a two-paragraph report that came just days before presidential elections in South Korea. South Korea’s military has already said it believed this last test […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-claims-another-test-for-developing-reconnaissance-satellite-78307/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile Saturday, Seoul’s military said, continuing this year’s record-breaking blitz of weapons tests with a launch just days before South Korea’s presidential election. From hypersonic to medium-range ballistic missiles, Pyongyang test-fired a string of weaponry in January and last week launched what it claimed was a component of a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-ahead-of-souths-election-78304/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea fired at least one “unidentified projectile” on Saturday, South Korea’s military said, the nuclear-armed country’s ninth suspected weapons test this year. “North Korea fired an unidentified projectile eastward,” Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement, without giving further details. Pyongyang carried out an unprecedented seven weapons tests in January, including of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fires-unidentified-projectile-souths-military-2-78301/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea said it had carried out a test of “great significance” for developing a reconnaissance satellite, state media reported Monday, a day after Seoul said it had detected a ballistic missile launch. Despite sweeping international sanctions, Pyongyang carried out a record-breaking blitz of weapons tests in January before pausing launches during the Beijing Winter […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-hails-significant-test-in-satellite-development-78148/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea fired a ballistic missile Sunday, Seoul said, resuming a weapons-testing blitz after a month-long lull during the Beijing Winter Olympics, with the world’s attention now focused on Ukraine. The Sunday launch is Pyongyang’s eighth so far this year, including test-firing its most powerful missile since high-profile negotiations between leader Kim Jong Un and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-restarting-weapons-tests-blitz-78129/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea pressed ahead with the development of its nuclear and missile programs last year despite international sanctions, according to a confidential United Nations report seen by AFP on Saturday. Pyongyang is under major sanctions over its weapons programs, including a ban on exports of coal, iron, lead, textiles, seafood and other products. While no […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-presses-ahead-with-weapons-development-despite-sanctions-77827/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea confirmed it had fired a Hwasong-12 “mid-range ballistic missile”, state media reported Monday, the first time it has tested a weapon that powerful since 2017. Seoul’s military said it had detected the launch Sunday of an intermediate-range ballistic missile — Pyongyang’s seventh weapons test in January. North Korea has never test-fired this many […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-says-sunday-test-was-hwasong-12-missile-77797/