Gu Min Chul

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 Korean Army fields new air defense system

The Republic of Korea Army, also known as the South Korean Army, began fielding a new 30mm anti-aircraft defense system called the AAGW (Anti-Aircraft Gun Wheeled Vehicle System). Citing a report from the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA)...

South Korea and Australia signs massive self-propelled howitzer deal

South Korean defense giant Hanwha Defense announced on Monday that it has signed a contract to supply and locally produce the AS9 Huntsman Self-Propelled Howitzer and AS10 Armoured Automatic Resupply Vehicle for the Australian Army. The AS9 Huntsman...

Malian army receives newest Chinese mine-resistant vehicles

The Malian Army received its first 6x6 mine-resistant armored vehicles at a handover ceremony at the garrison base of Kati. According to local media, the Malian military received a batch of the newest VN2C mine-resistant armored vehicle developed...

South Korean arms maker reveals new robotic combat vehicle

South Korean arms maker Hanwha Defense is to unveil its new robotic combat vehicle ahead of ADEX 2021 to be held from Oct. 19 to 22 in Seongnam, just south of Seoul. The defense contractor said that named...

South Korea promotes KF-21 “Hawk” indigenous fighter with new video

The Republic of Korea, also known as South Korea, is promoting its next-generation indigenous fighter jet with a new promotional video. The promo video, released by South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration, showing footage of a new twin-engine jet,...

China announces plan to build new carrier-based fighter jet

The Aviation Industry Corporation of China, better known as AVIC, said on Wednesday it was launching a project to build a next-generation, twin-engines, carrier-borne fighter jet. As noted by the company, the first prototype of a future carrier-borne stealth...

South Korea launches new 3,000-ton-class submarine

The Republic Of Korea Navy, commonly known as the South Korean Navy, has launched the third and last of a new class of diesel-electric submarines. The new submarine, which has been named the Shin Chae-ho (SS 086) was...

Japanese jets intercept Chinese giant drones

The Japanese Ministry of Defense's Joint Staff Office has released footage of what it says were interceptions over neutral waters of Chinese new long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicles that were flying toward its border over the East China...