Ahead of Trump-Kim summit, here’s a look at North Korea’s missile tests

WASHINGTON ― U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will participate in historic negotiations over North Korea’s nuclear program and the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.

As part of these negotiations, the leaders are expected to discuss North Korea’s ballistic missile program, the preferred delivery mechanism for nuclear warheads. Get caught up on some of North Korea’s most important missile tests from 2017:

ExpandAutoplay

Image 1 of 10

NKOREA-MILITARY-MISSILE-CONFLICTS North Korea launched a Pukguksong-2, a surface-to-surface medium long-range ballistic missile, at an undisclosed location on Feb. 12, 2017. U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to deliver a strong response to the provocation. (Kim Won-jin/AFP via Getty Images)

More In Asia Pacific

Israel and South Korea to boost collaboration on loitering munitions

Israel Aerospace Industries, or IAI, and Korea Aerospace Industries, or KAI, have signed a memorandum of understanding on loitering munitions optimized for striking enemy air defenses.

China shows off drones recycled from Soviet-era fighter jets

China has for the first time showed off retired 1950s era fighter jets that have been converted to unmanned drones, with satellite photos of two of its east coast bases near Taiwan showing a large number of the jets on site.

South Korea says North Korea fired projectile to sea

South Korea’s military says North Korea has fired an unidentified projectile to its eastern waters.

Japan launches second Taigei-class submarine, ‘Hakugei’

The new submarine, which has been named the Hakugei, or White Whale, was launched at Kawasaki Heavy Industries shipyard in the city of Kobe on Thursday afternoon Japan time.

A British aircraft carrier departs Singapore amid tensions in the Pacific

Britain’s new aircraft carrier departed Singapore early Tuesday following a quick overnight stopover, ending a two-and-a-half month deployment to the western Pacific.