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,

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.

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.

South Korea has unveiled its most powerful ballistic missile that could target North Korea. It did so during an Armed Forces Day ceremony on Tuesday as the president warned that North Korea's regime will collapse if it attempts to use nuclear weapons.

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

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)

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.

South Korea has unveiled its latest version of the Hyunmoo-V missile, a cutting-edge ballistic weapon designed specifically to target deeply buried bunkers and missile silos in North Korea. Despite not being equipped with a nuclear warhead,

Armed Forces Day SEONGNAM, South Korea, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea showcased its most powerful missile for the first time Tuesday as it marked Armed Forces Day in an apparent warning against North Korea's nuclear and missile threats.

V, regarded as the most powerful non-nuclear ballistic missile in the world. The reveal took place during a weapons exhibition ahead of the military parade celebrating the Armed Forces Foundation Day,