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Fri, February 3, 2023 | 17:00

Korea to create presidential defense innovation committee

Korea to create presidential defense innovation committee

The Cabinet approved a presidential decree Tuesday to establish a defense innovation committee, the defense ministry said, highlighting the Yoon Suk-yeol administration's policy focus on building a stronger military based on cutting-edge technologies.

2022-12-13 16:40

Air Force's new squadron to boost Korea's space operations capabilities

Air Force's new squadron to boost Korea's space operations capabilities

With space emerging as a new warfighting domain today, the Republic of Korea Air Force has also joined the race, as evidenced by the establishment of its Space Operations Squadron earlier this month. Although the Air Force has had space-related units under its wing, they have been all operated separately, raising questions over their effectiveness. Maj. Kim Jong-ha, the inaug...

2022-12-13 16:08

Korea to develop air-launched cruise missile by 2028

Korea to develop air-launched cruise missile by 2028

South Korea's arms procurement agency will launch a program to develop a long-range, air-launched cruise missile (ALCM), the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), said, Monday. DAPA said it will spend 190 billion won ($145 million) to produce the nation's first domestically developed ALCM by 2028.

2022-12-12 16:10

Navy's Gangwon frigate selected as 2022 'top gun' ship

Navy's Gangwon frigate selected as 2022 'top gun' ship

Korea's Navy has selected the 2,500-ton frigate, the Gangwon, as this year's "top gun" ship following an annual assessment of its warships' combat capabilities, officials said Monday.

2022-12-12 15:43

Arms agency signs deal with LIG Nex1 to develop new counter-artillery radar by 2026

Arms agency signs deal with LIG Nex1 to develop new counter-artillery radar by 2026

Korea's state arms procurement agency signed a 30 billion-won ($23 million) contract with a local firm Monday to develop an advanced counter-artillery radar system by 2026, officials said.

2022-12-12 14:41

Korea to begin development of homegrown air-launched guided missile

Korea to begin development of homegrown air-launched guided missile

Korea will embark on a 190 billion-won ($146 million) project Monday to locally develop a long-range air-to-ground guided missile by 2028, the state arms procurement agency said.

2022-12-12 09:55

Korea becomes world's 8th-largest arms exporter

Korea becomes world's 8th-largest arms exporter

Korea made the list of the top 10 arms exporters over the last five years, while its defense expenditure was the world's 10th-largest, according to a state defense research agency, Friday. The Korea Research Institute for Defense Technology Planning and Advancement (KRIT) released the Global Defense Market Yearbook 2022, showing that its exports from 2017 to 2021 accounted fo...

2022-12-09 16:22

Korea's military draws up maiden 'defense space strategy'

Korea's military draws up maiden 'defense space strategy'

Korea has drafted its first defense space strategy charting the future course of the military's drive to develop operational capabilities for the crucial security domain, the defense ministry said Friday.

2022-12-09 15:53

Korea ranks 8th in world arms exports: report

Korea ranks 8th in world arms exports: report

Korea was the world's eighth-largest arms exporter in the 2017-2021 period, accounting for nearly 3 percent of the world's total defense exports, an annual government report showed Friday.

2022-12-09 14:36

First batch of K2, K9 arrives in Poland

First batch of K2, K9 arrives in Poland

The first batch of 24 K9 self-propelled howitzers and 10 K2 battle tanks was delivered to Poland, Tuesday (local time), according to South Korean defense companies. The shipment came after Poland signed a purchase agreement in July for 980 K2 battle tanks from Hyundai Rotem and 648 K9 self-propelled howitzers from Hanwha Aerospace as well as 48 FA-50 light attack aircraft fro...

2022-12-07 15:25

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