Republic of Korea Defence News

Air

The Korean KA-1 Attack Aircraft Crashed and Both Pilots Ejected

26 Dec, 08:02
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The KA-1 light attack aircraft belonging to the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) crashed on December 26, 2022. The two pilots managed to eject.

Weapon / Missile

DAPA Completes Development of TAipers Anti-Tank Missile

26 Dec, 01:12
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DAPA has announced that the development of TAipers (Tank Snipers), or Cheongeom anti-tank missiles, has been completed.

Navy / Maritime

HHI to build ROKN’s third KDX-III Batch II Jeongjo, the Great-class AEGIS Destroyer

24 Dec, 11:06
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DAPA has awarded a contract to build the third KDX-III Batch II Jeongjo, the Great-class guided missile destroyer, to Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI).

Space Bilateral Relations

US Space Force Launches First Foreign Command in ROK

22 Dec, 01:20
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The US military activated its first Space Force Command on foreign soil on 14 December in the Republic of Korea (ROK), with the unit’s new Commander saying he is ready to face any threat in the region.

Weapon / Missile

KF-21 to Conduct Deep Strike Missions

14 Dec, 01:07
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ROK continues to study KF-21 Boramae Program and related weapons. Korea expects next-generation strike capability with a new deep strike weapon.

Land Bilateral Relations

ROK Starts Deliveries to Poland

07 Dec, 01:57
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The Republic of Korea (ROK) started delivering on December 6th, the first K2 Black Panther Main Battle Tanks (MBT) and K9A1 Self-Propelled Howitzers to Poland.

Air Bilateral Relations

ROK To Acquire Chinook

07 Dec, 01:46
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The State Department has approved a possible FMS to the ROK of CH-47F helicopters and related equipment for an estimated cost of $1.5 billion.

Land Ammunition

Norway Orders Additional K9 Howitzers from ROK

10 Nov, 01:40
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The Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency announced that it had ordered an additional four K9 VIDAR and eight K10 ammunition resupply vehicles from Hanwha.

Air

Indonesia Restarts KF-21 Payments to ROK

04 Nov, 05:14
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Indonesia has resumed payments to the Republic of Korea for its involvement in the KF-21 Boramae multi-role fighter development program, previously known as the KF-X/IF-X. As of November 1, Indonesia had paid part of the cost of developing the KF-X, equivalent to 6.63 million US dollars.

Navy / Maritime Air

KAI to Develop Attack Helicopter for Korean Marines

29 Oct, 11:50
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Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) inked an agreement with the Republic of Korea (ROK) to develop an attack helicopter.

Land

Egypt to manufacture K9 155mm self-propelled howitzers’ fire control system locally

24 Oct, 10:14
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Arab International Optronics has signed an agreement with Hanwha to produce the Automatic Fire Control System (FCS) for the K9A1 EGY 155mm howitzer in Egypt.

Land

Korea Rolled out Poland’s First 10 K2 Tanks

20 Oct, 01:58
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Poland, which accelerated its armament studies, is preparing to take delivery of the first tanks from Korea.

Land Unmanned Systems

Korean UGV on U.S. Army Trials

17 Oct, 10:34
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The importance of Unmanned Ground Systems (UGV) is increasing every day. The U.S. Army, which conducted a series of trials about UGV solutions, picked another system of Korean origin for evaluation.