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.

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...

South Korea to buy more attack helicopters

South Korean media reported on Wednesday that the Republic of Korea Armed Forces has reportedly decided to buy additional attack helicopters. On March 10, Bizhankook.com reported that the South Korean military has decided to buy more heavy-attack...

South Korea to showcase its new fighter jet in April

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) plans to unveil a prototype of South Korea's first indigenous fighter jet in April, the arms procurement agency has said. According to the arms procurement agency, KAI is set to roll out the first...

Hanwha Defense showcases unmanned defense solutions at IDEX 2021

Hanwha Defense, a leading defense company in South Korea, is displaying up-to-date unmanned defense systems during the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) that opened on February 21 for a five-day run. During the biennial arms trade show...

Kia showcases new light military truck at IDEX 2021

South Korea's second-largest automobile manufacturer Kia corporation unveiled its new tactical vehicle at IDEX 2021 defense show in the UAE, the largest international defense exhibition in the Middle East and Africa. The Korean automaker Kia has revealed its...

Japan-South Korea dispute may get worse

After the last standoff between the Korea Coast Guard and Japan Coast Guard in January, it became known that situation continues worse and Korea currently calls Japan 'neighbor,' not 'partner'. South Korean media last week, reported that Korea...

KAI releases new images of its armed MUH-1 helicopter variant

Korea Aerospace Industries, better known as KAI, has released concept images of its new variant of MUH-1 helicopter that company developed to enhance the ability which the Marine Corps carries out the multi-dimensional high-speed land and take-off...