Min Chul Gu reports on international arms exports, military trade, and defense policy developments in South Korea. His coverage bridges both domestic and global dimensions of South Korea’s growing role in the international defense market.
A new wave of upgraded F-16 Fighting Falcons touched down at Osan Air Base on June 26 and 27, according to the 51st Fighter Wing statement.
The aircraft, transferred from the 35th Fighter Wing at Misawa Air Base,...
South Korea’s government announced Wednesday that it has finalized a $6 billion export agreement with Poland for an additional batch of K2 Black Panther tanks, marking the first major arms deal under President Lee Jae Myung.
According to...
South Korean-based Hanwha Aerospace is accelerating deliveries of its Homar-K multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) to Poland, with the Polish military already integrating the system into a growing number of training and operational scenarios.
According to Polish Deputy...
South Korean defense manufacturer LIG Nex1 has inaugurated a dedicated production and testing complex for its next-generation Close-In Weapon System (CIWS-II), marking a major step toward the full-scale development and mass production of the country’s final line...
Korea Aerospace Industries Co. (KAI) has secured a second production contract for its domestically developed KF-21 Boramae fighter jet.
In a press release issued Thursday, KAI announced it signed a 2.39 trillion-won ($1.76 billion) agreement with the Defense...
A South Korean KF-16 fighter jet accident during a multinational air exercise in Alaska earlier this week was caused by pilot error, according to a preliminary investigation by the South Korean Air Force.
The incident occurred during Red...
Kia has officially launched mass production of its new-generation Kia Medium Tactical Vehicle (KMTV), the South Korean company announced on June 10.
A ceremony held at Kia’s Autoland Gwangju plant marked the handover of the first production vehicles,...
A South Korean Navy P-3C maritime patrol aircraft crashed during a training mission on May 29 near the southeastern city of Pohang, according to military and emergency officials.
The aircraft, a U.S.-made Lockheed Martin P-3C Orion, went down...
