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.
South Korea and Indonesia have tentatively agreed to transfer one of Seoul’s six KF-21 Boramae fighter jet prototypes to Jakarta, bringing their long-running joint fighter program closer to its final stage.
The agreement was reached during working-level talks...
South Korea on Wednesday rolled out the first KF-21 Boramae fighter jet to come off the assembly line, marking the start of mass production of the domestically developed aircraft.
The ceremony took place at Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI)...
The United States Army demonstrated a long-range aviation combat operation exceeding 1,300 miles during the Talon Reach exercise on March 12, 2026, conducting a coordinated attack and air assault mission across the Korean Peninsula.
According to the Army,...
The Republic of Korea Air Force’s first Embraer C-390 Millennium military transport aircraft has completed its maiden flight from the manufacturer’s facility near Sao Paulo, Brazil.
According to Embraer, the aircraft will now enter a phase of testing...
South Korea’s defense community is placing renewed attention on anti-aircraft guns as an effective response to the growing threat posed by mass drone attacks on modern battlefields. The shift reflects increasing concern among military planners that traditional...
North Korea may have generated as much as $14.4 billion in revenue through troop deployments and military equipment exports to Russia during the war in Ukraine, according to a report released March 13 by a South Korean...
The United States and South Korean militaries conducted joint river-crossing drills on Saturday in Yeoncheon County near the inter-Korean border, as part of the annual Freedom Shield exercise designed to improve interoperability between allied forces.
The training brought...
The United States has begun relocating Patriot and THAAD missile defense assets from South Korea to the Middle East, according to South Korean media reports.
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung acknowledged the movement of United States Forces Korea...
