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.

Lockheed Martin secures $447M contract for MH-60R helicopters for South Korea

The U.S. Navy awarded a deal to Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp. for 12 MH-60R SeaHawk helicopters for the Republic of Korea (South Korea) with a price tag of about $447,2 million. According to an Apr....

South Korea rolls out prototype of new KF-21 Boramae fighter jet

Republic of Korea (South Korea) unveiled a prototype of the KF-21 Boramae fighter jet, formerly known as the KF-X, state-run KTV reported. President Moon Jae-in visited Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) in Sacheon, South Gyeongsang Province, Friday, for the...

South Korea to develop new military transport plane

South Korea's Korea Aerospace Industries announced last week that it aims to develop its own military transport aircraft. South Korean aerospace giant said that it plans to developed new multipurpose aircraft to meet domestic demand for the planes. Yonhap...

China confirms that its aircraft carrier formation conducts training near Taiwan

On Monday, the Ministry of National Defense of the People's Republic of China officially reported that the Liaoning aircraft carrier formation conducted the training exercise in waters around Taiwan. In a statement presented by the Ministry, the Chinese...

Hanwha preparing its new ground robot for big military test

South Korea's Hanwha Corporation announced that it has upgraded its AI-based 'multi-purpose unmanned ground vehicle’ and preparing for the big military test with the Republic of Korea Army. As noted by the company, the Multi-Purpose Unmanned Ground Vehicle' is...

South Korea looks to buy AGM-114R multi-purpose Hellfire II missiles

The Republic of Korea (South Korea) has decided to buy a batch of U.S.-made AGM-114R multi-purpose Hellfire II missiles. The U.S. military's Defense Security Cooperation Agency issued a press release on March 19, 2021, that announced that the...

Hanwha-led team reveals new details about its Redback fighting vehicle

South Korea's Hanwha Defense just released more details about the Redback infantry fighting vehicle program. The details were given in a 16 March media release, to announce the achievement of two key milestones in the validation of systems...

U.S. military denies report of new anti-missile assets in South Korea

A U.S. military official denied a media report that Pentagon has a plan to deploy new anti-missile assets in South Korea. In a release Friday, the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) said its commander's recent remark on a plan...