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South Korea: Two Air Force unit commanders booked over accidental jet bombing
Seoul, April 14: Two Air Force unit commanders of South Korea have been booked in relation to an unprecedented mistaken bombing on a civilian town last month, officials said on Monday, as the ministry released the interim probe results of the fighter jet accident.
South Korea, US, Japan hold trilateral drills involving American aircraft carrier
Seoul, March 20: South Korea, the United States and Japan have conducted joint naval drills involving the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier, Seoul's defence ministry said on Thursday, in efforts to better deter and counter North Korea's chemical, biological and radiological (CBR) threats.
South Korea: Two Air Force pilots booked over accidental fighter jet bombing
Seoul, March 13: Two South Korean Air Force fighter jet pilots were booked on Thursday for charges related to last week's accidental bombing of a village after pilot error was found to be the cause of the accident, the Defence Ministry said.
North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles as South Korea, US launch joint military drills
Seoul, March 10: North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles toward the Yellow Sea on Monday, the South Korean military said, as Seoul and Washington launched their annual military drills, marking the North's first known ballistic missile test since US President Donald Trump's return to the White House.
N Korea fires ballistic missiles into sea as S Korea, US pause joint military drills
Seoul, March 10: North Korea has fired unidentified ballistic missiles, the South Korean military said on Monday according to local media.
South Korea: Number of damaged houses in accidental bombing grows to 142
Seoul, March 9: The number of houses damaged in last week's accidental bombing of a South Korean northern village has grown from 58 to 142 following a second survey, the local government said on Sunday.
Accidental fighter jet bombing leaves 29 injured, including 15 civilians in South Korea
Seoul, March 7: The South Korean defence ministry said on Friday that a total of 29 people, including 15 civilians, have been injured from an accidental fighter jet bombing of a northern village earlier this week.
Pilot error blamed for mistaken South Korean fighter jet bombing over Pocheon
Seoul, March 6: Pilot error is suspected to have caused an accidental fighter jet bombing of a civilian area in a border city Thursday in an unprecedented accident that left at least 15 people injured in South Korea, military officials said.
South Korea: 15 injured after KF-16 fighter jets mistakenly drop bombs outside training range
Seoul, March 6: Fifteen people in South Korea were injured on Thursday after two Air Force KF-16 fighter jets mistakenly dropped eight air-to-surface bombs outside a training range during live-fire drills, military officials and fire authorities said, in an unprecedented mistaken bombing on a civilian town.
South Korea: Military commanders linked to martial law case dismissed from positions
Seoul, Jan 20: The South Korea military on Monday approved the official dismissal of four senior commanders suspected of taking part in impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived martial imposition from their positions.