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.
The South Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has announced that indigenous Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar has been installed and tested on the new KF-21 Boramae fighter jet.
The arms procurement agency said Saturday that a...
The U.S. Department of Defense confirmed that Pentagon has been negotiating to supply additional artillery shells from South Korea.
U.S. Department of Defense spokesperson Martin Meiners told Voice of America, Tuesday that, "the U.S. government has been in...
Taiwan's Defense Ministry said that the Chinese military had sent dozens of military aircraft and four ships toward Taiwan.
In a statement on Thursday, the Taiwanese defense ministry said 29 People's Liberation Army aircraft and 4 People's Liberation...
Estonian Defense Investment Centre signed a contract to acquire an additional 12 K9 Thunder self-propelled howitzers from the South Korean arms manufacturer Hanwha Defense.
"Today's war in Ukraine clearly shows how important indirect fire weapons are. In light...
South Korea's military is considering employing an accelerated acquisition process to purchase Israeli-made early warning optical drone detection systems as part of efforts to bolster its capabilities to detect small North Korean drones, a defense source in...
South Korean media reported that the Defense Acquisition and Program Administration (DAPA) and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) signed a $234 million contract to begin mass production of Light Armed Helicopter (LAH) on 22 December 2022.
The contract came...
The South Korean military has received the first of its new K15 machine guns developed by a domestic defense company.
According to a press release from SNT Motiv, it held a 'K15 machine gun system launching...
The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced on Monday that South Korea's arms procurement agency will launch a program to develop a Cheonryong (Sky Dragon) long-range, air-launched cruise missile (ALCM).
DAPA said it will spend 190 billion won...
