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Gu Min Chul

Gu Min Chul is a defense reporter who covers the Korean defense industry and all related issues.

Australian Army selects AH-64E Apache to replace Tiger helicopters

The Australian military has confirmed that it has selected the Boeing AH-64E Apache as its armed reconnaissance helicopter to replace the Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH) from 2025. On Friday, Defence Minister Linda Reynolds announced that the replacement...

Iraq parades new South Korean-made armoured vehicles

The Iraqi armed forces displayed South Korean-made Promoter DAPC-2 4×4 armoured vehicles for the first time during the military parade on 6 January. The parade in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone was held to mark the 100th anniversary of...

Taiwan develops new wheeled tank-killing vehicle

Taiwan is planning to develop a new combat vehicle with 105-mm rifled cannon to increase the mobility and firepower of troops. As Taiwan News previously reported, the Ministry of Defense’s (MND) Armament Bureau launched the development of...

South Korea’s army awards amphibious bridging vehicle contract to Hanwha Defense

Republic of Korea Armed Forces, also known as the ROK Armed Forces, reportedly has awarded the multi-million dollar contract to Hanwha Defense to supply M3 amphibious bridging vehicles. The contract, reported Friday by the Asiae.co.kr, is worth...

U.S. Forces Korea receives first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines

The U.S. Department of Defense has reported that the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines for U.S. Forces Korea has arrived at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. The details were given in a 28 December media release, to...

KAI releases new photo from South Korea’s next-gen fighter jet assembly line

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has shared new footage that shows the production process of South Korea’s next-generation fighter jet, known popularly as KF-X. South Korean aerospace giant has released new photos of the KF-X assembly line in Sacheon,...

South Korean Army awards $480 million contract for additional K2 tanks

South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has awarded a contract worth nearly $480 million to Hyundai Rotem to produce additional K2 Black Panther main battle tanks. DAPA says that it has awarded Hyundai Rotem a new contract...

South Korea becomes world’s tenth largest arms exporter

South Korea is becoming a top arms dealer, joining the ranks of the U.S., Russia, Germany and France, according to an annual government report showed 14 December. Over the past five years, South Korea was one of the...