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 Australian Department of Defense has announced that the Royal Australian Navy will test a stealthy underwater drone developed by the Anduril Australia.
The stealthy extra-large autonomous undersea vehicle program (XL-AUV) was named ‘Ghost Shark’ by Defence in...
South Korean conglomerate Hanwha has announced that the first batch of 24 K9PL self-propelled howitzers has arrived in Poland, following an executive contract signed in August.
Upon arrival on December 5, the 155mm/52-calibre howitzers, called “K9PL,” were unloaded...
South Korean conglomerate Hanwha Group confirmed on Tuesday that it has demonstrated the multi-role capabilities of its new Unmanned Ground Vehicle Arion-SMET at a U.S. Army Garrison in South Korea.
The details were given in a 29 November...
South Korea has unveiled to the public the prototype of its next-generation indigenous fighter, the KF-21 Boramae (meaning hawk in Korean), at the Sacheon Air Show.
The new KF-21 Boramae fighter jet has been showcased at an air...
South Korean defense firms Hanwha Defense and Hyundai Rotem have rolled out their new K9 Thunder self-propelled howitzers and K2 Black Panther main battle tanks for Poland.
An initial batch of 24 K9 howitzers and 10 K2 Black...
Poland has awarded a framework contract with South Korean defense firm Hanwha Defense to buy 288 K239 Chunmoo multiple-rocket launchers.
Hanwha said in a release that contract was signed by Son Jaeil, President and CEO of Hanwha Defense,...
Republic of Korea (South Korea) on Thursday launched a new 8,200-ton destroyer armed with ballistic missile defenses.
A ceremony to launch the 8,200-ton KDX-III Batch-II Aegis destroyer, designed largely with domestic technology, was held in Ulsan.
The ceremony for...
Poland just signed a landmark recording contract with Republic of Korea (South Korea) for the supply of Black Panther tanks.
Under a two-stage program, Poland is to acquire to purchase about 1,000 K2 variant tanks.
Poland is buying 180...
