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- LIG Nex1 Launches $156 Million Short-Range Air-to-Air Missile-II Program for KF-21
- The company announced that it has signed a contract with the Agency for Defense Development (ADD) for system integration and missile prototype development under the SRAAM-II program.Led by ADD, the project focu...
- 2025-12-24
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- KF-21 Fast-Tracks Air-to-Ground Combat Capability
- The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) held the project kickoff meeting on Tuesday at Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) facilities in Sacheon, Gyeongsangnam-do.The meeting was attended by represen...
- 2025-12-23
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- South Korea Greenlights KDDX Warship, Spy Satellites, and Indigenous Fighter Engine Push
- The 172nd meeting of the Defense Acquisition Program Promotion Committee was held on December 22 at the Ministry of National Defense. During the meeting, officials reviewed and approved key plans for the Korea ...
- 2025-12-22
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- South Korea Boosts Coastal Defense as HJ Shipbuilding Wins Contract for Four New Navy Patrol Boats
- The company announced that it has signed a shipbuilding contract worth approximately USD 230 million (KRW 312.5 billion) with Defense Acquisition Program Administration following its selection as the preferred ...
- 2025-12-20
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- KF-21 Expands Strike Capability in $510M KAI Contract
- The contract enables KAI to begin air-to-ground weapons testing before the completion of the KF-21 system development program, allowing for a continuous development and early operational transition. The program...
- 2025-12-19
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- Hanwha Systems Secures Boeing F-15 Avionics Contract, Marking First Entry into U.S. Defense Market
- Hanwha Systems announced on December 18 that it has signed a contract with Boeing to supply the 'Eagle Large Area Display (ELAD)' for the Republic of Korea Air Force’s F-15K and the U.S. Air Force’s latest ...
- 2025-12-18
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- LIG Nex1 Launches Development of Cheongung-III (M-SAM Block-III), $160 Million Next-Generation Air Defense Program
- On December 11, LIG Nex1 disclosed that it had signed a system development prototype contract worth approximately KRW 216.6 billion (about USD 160 million) for the M-SAM Block-III, also known as Cheongung-III. ...
- 2025-12-18
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- ROK Navy Embarks Canadian Submariner on 3,000-Ton KSS-III During Silent Shark 2025
- Until now, foreign officers and sailors have joined Korea’s Jang Bogo–class (SS-I) and Son Won-il–class (SS-II) submarines during major multinational exercises such as Silent Shark, RIMPAC, and PAC-REACH....
- 2025-12-11
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- Hyundai Rotem Secures Second Contract for K600 Combat Engineer Vehicles
- The K600 is a specialized armored engineer vehicle designed to clear mines, rubble, and battlefield obstacles to secure mobility corridors for friendly forces. Equipped with a front-mounted mine plow, the platf...
- 2025-12-09
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- ROK Navy Launches Four New PKMR Batch-II Fast Attack Craft: Chamsuri-231, 232, 233, 235
- Designed and built domestically, the 230-ton class PKMR (Patrol Boat Killer Medium Rocket) fast attack craft measures 45 meters in length and has been under construction since a contract was signed with HJ Ship...
- 2025-12-09
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- Could SMRs Become the “Heart” of ROK’s Nuclear-Powered Submarine?
- As interest grows around a Korean nuclear submarine, so too does attention toward Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) — one of the country’s key future energy and strategic technology initiatives. Some analysts n...
- 2025-12-09
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- LIG Nex1 Launches First Domestic Development of AESA Radar and UAV SAR Wideband Defense Semiconductors
- The company announced on the 5th that it signed two research agreements with the Defense Technology Promotion Research Institute (DTPRI) on November 28. The projects include: Development of an X-band Common MMI...
- 2025-12-05
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- South Korea Finalizes 2026 Defense Budget at KRW 65.8642 Trillion — Largest Increase Since 2020
- The newly approved budget places strategic emphasis on conditions-based wartime operational control (OPCON) transition, improvement of service conditions for troops, and accelerated modernization through AI, dr...
- 2025-12-04
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- Hanwha Aerospace Secures KRW 387.7B Deal for Second “Chungeom” Missile Production
- Combined with the first production contract worth KRW 162.3 billion signed last year, the total production program now amounts to KRW 387.7 billion. Hanwha Aerospace will deliver the Chungeom missile system—i...
- 2025-12-03
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- ROKS Jeongjo the Great Aegis Destroyer Fully Operational and Now on Active Duty
- Launched in July 2022 and commissioned in December 2023, Jeongjo the Great is the first vessel of the KDX-III Batch-II (Jeongjo the Great-class) Aegis destroyer program, designed to significantly bolster ROK’...
- 2025-12-02
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- South Korea Launches Indigenous 5th–6th Generation Fighter Engine Program
- From KF-21 to 6th Generation: Long-Term Planning BeginsThis push traces back to 2021, when the ROK military completed a research project outlining potential 5th- and even 6th-generation development paths based ...
- 2025-11-28
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- ROKN Kicks Off P-3C Replacement Program — Indigenous MPA Emerges as the Most Realistic Path
- ROKN currently fields 21 MPAs—15 P-3C series airframes and six P-8A Poseidons but the May crash of a P-3CK and the increasing difficulty of sustaining 30-year-old airframes have sharply accelerated planning f...
- 2025-11-23
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- KF-21 Advances Toward Multirole Dominance as New Indigenous Weapons Debut at ADEX 2025
- KF-21 Moves Beyond Air Superiority Toward True Multirole CapabilityIn August, South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced that the timeline for integrating air-to-ground weapons ...
- 2025-11-21
South Korea Retires HH-32 Helicopters, Ending a Rare Era of Military Ties with Russia
엘빗, 독일에 ‘유로펄스’ 유도탄 생산 허브 구축
[단독] T-50i 2차분, 인도네시아 공군 인도 본격화
미 해군, 하푼 블록 II 성능 개량형 최종 비행 시험 완료
노르웨이에 천무 16문, 2.8조원 규모 수출! 사거리 500km 미사일 장착한다
