Ahn Gyu-back

South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back attended the signing ceremony in Zagreb

That pillar has absorbed one blow after another during Donald Trump’s second term as US president

It marked the first time Trump has cited a specific figure regarding the North's nuclear arsenal

US president eyes November APEC meeting with Kim after drills scaled back

Questions surrounding Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back’s military service have resurfaced, with the government and his accuser offering conflicting accounts of what happened more than four decades ago

The meeting comes after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to strengthen his country's defense capabilities, including equipping its navy with nuclear weapons and pressing ahead with missiles testing

The announcement comes as both Koreas accelerate efforts to build drone capabilities, shaped by lessons from conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, where unmanned systems have emerged as game changers on the battlefield

Farmers in the area had long complained of rules that complicated working conditions

At least two others were injured in a fire following a suspected propellant explosion at the defence giant’s plant in Daejeon

Japan Rejects China’s ‘New Militarism’ Label as Hypocritical

Ahn made the remarks to the press at a defense forum in Singapore, a day after he had bilateral talks with Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi

Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back was set to depart for Singapore on Friday to attend an annual security forum, where he is expected to highlight Korea's defense policy and hold a series of bilateral meetings with counterparts of key partner nations

The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) published the report a day after South Korea's military detected the launch of multiple close-range ballistic missiles (CRBMs) and artillery rockets toward the Yellow Sea from the Jongju area of North Phyongan Province

South Korea has long sought to acquire nuclear-powered submarines to counter the North’s growing military threats, although it had been constrained by a nuclear cooperation agreement with the United States

Seoul should seize the opportunity to build a broader strategic partnership with India, which would help mitigate its acute vulnerabilities in maritime security, supply chains, and technological resilience

Defence minister Rajnath Singh and his Korean counterpart Ahn Gyu-back in Seoul discussed steps to deepen collaboration in areas such as defence production, maritime security, emerging technologies

The announcement came after a virtual summit involving defense ministers and representatives from more than 40 countries participating in the planned multinational military mission

The powerful House and Senate subcommittees that oversee defense spending are holding back-to-back hearings to review the Trump administration's 2027 military budget proposal, which calls for a historic allocation of $1.5 trillion

Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and his South Korean counterpart Ahn Gyu Back decided on Friday to step up personnel exchanges between their forces amid mounting regional security challenges

On Saturday, Pentagon in its 2026 National Defense Strategy, called for a more limited role in deterring North Korea and urging allies to take the “burden-sharing” responsibility

The report mentioned the Japanese city of Yokosuka near Tokyo, where the U.S. 7th Fleet is based, as a strong candidate for the venue for their possible talks

North Korean forces used special electronic warfare assets on Sunday to bring down a South Korean drone flying over North Korea's border town