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.
Hanwha Aerospace, a leading South Korean defense manufacturer, announced on Monday that its 2024 sales had reached a historic high of 11.24 trillion won ($7.7 billion).
This achievement marks the company as the first local defense firm to...
As North Korea unveils new drone technology, including low-cost, low-detection “cardboard drones,” South Korea is accelerating efforts to enhance its special operations forces with advanced loitering munition, or 'Kamikaze' drones.
According to Representative Yoo Yong-won of the National...
The debate over South Korea’s potential nuclear armament has resurfaced following U.S. President Donald Trump’s reference to North Korea as a “nuclear power” on his first day in office.
The remark has reignited calls among South Korean political...
The Republic of Korea Navy is set to receive its first MH-60R Seahawk helicopter next month as part of a broader effort to strengthen anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare capabilities amid growing maritime threats from North Korea.
South Korea...
North Korean forces deployed to support Russia in its war against Ukraine have reportedly ceased combat operations in the Kursk region since mid-January, according to South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS).
The intelligence assessment suggests that high casualty...
North Korea announced on Tuesday the successful test-firing of a new intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) equipped with a hypersonic warhead.
The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) claimed the missile flew approximately 1,500 kilometers at a speed of Mach...
China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) and China Coast Guard (CCG) conducted unprecedented joint maneuvers near the Miyako Strait and the disputed Senkaku Islands last December.
According to multiple Japanese government sources, the operations included heavily armed coast...
The Chief of South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), Adm. Kim Myung-soo, has called for unwavering vigilance and a robust operational posture to counter any provocations from North Korea.
His remarks were made during phone discussions with...
