A North Korean top defense official has been arrested as Kim Jong Un goes after those deemed responsible for last week's botched launch.

The North Korean military has unveiled a new class of domestically developed air-to-air missile as well as a standoff weapon kit in a live firing exercise witnessed by leader Kim Jong Un. Photos released by state media KCNA show the air-to-air missile and glide bomb kit displayed on the front of a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 9.12B.

A serious accident occurred during the launch of a new North Korean warship on Wednesday while leader Kim Jong Un was attending the event, with him calling it a "criminal act" that could not be tolerated,

Three people have been arrested after a new warship intended to display the nation's military power spectacularly sank at its launch in front of dictator Kim Jong-un

The accident has proven to be an embarrassing setback for Kim Jong Un, who labelled the incident as a ‘criminal act’ caused by sheer carelessness and irresponsibility

South Korea's military on Monday raised the possibility that North Korea received technological assistance from Russia in developing a new air-to-air missile following the North's test of the weapon last week.

South Korea has earmarked a budget of $222bn for the five-year period spanning 2021 to 2025 to strengthen its defence posture.

North Korea says a new 5,000-ton destroyer key to its naval advancement was damaged during its launching ceremony attended by leader Kim Jong Un.