Eager citizens waved flags and aged veterans stood at attention as armor rumbled through central Seoul’s concrete canyons, while a line of Apache attack helicopters whirled overhead and formations of fighter jets thundered through the clouds.

In a grand display of military power, South Korea recently unveiled its most powerful ballistic missile to date, the Hyunmoo-5. The presentation took place during the 76th anniversary of Armed Forces Day at a military ceremony near Seoul.

President Yoon Suk Yeol (C) passes by a transporter erector launcher carrying the Hyunmoo-5 ballistic missile during a ceremony marking Armed Forces Day on Oct. 1, 2024, at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, just south of the capital. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)

The South Korean military displayed about 340 military equipment and weapons systems. Among them was its most powerful Hyunmoo-5 ballistic missile, which observers say is capable of carrying an 8-ton conventional warhead that can penetrate deep into the earth and destroy underground bunkers in North Korea.

Bailey Duran of Cortez has continued to report for The Journal while visiting South Korea to study the language. On Monday, tens of thousands of people lined the streets of

President Yoon Suk Yeol said Tuesday that North Korea will face the end of its regime if it attempts to use nuclear weapons, warning a 'resolute and overwhelming' response from

South Korea showcased a ballistic missile capable of carrying an eight-ton warhead and featured a flypast of a U.S. bomber at military parades in Seoul on Tuesday, a show of force now held annually to signal readiness to respond to North Korean threats.

On Tuesday, to mark Armed Forces Day, South Korea publicly showcased its most powerful weapon, the Hyunmoo-5 missile, for the first time. The exhibition, held at a military airfield in Seongnam, south of Seoul,