Turkey Receives ROK’s Support for Altay MBT Tank Engine and Transmission
A declaration of intent is signed between the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Turkey regarding the engine and transmission of the ALTAY Main Battle Tank(MBT).
Republic of Korea News
Bilateral Relations
Engine and Transmission
Navy / Maritime
Expo and Air Show
KAI Unveils Electric Trainer Concept
Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) introduced the “Black Kite” Next-Generation Basic Trainer concept at the ADEX 2021 defence and aerospace show.
Ammunition
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
Israels Expands Loitering Munitions Towards Asia
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) signed a MoU on Oct. 20 on a loitering munitions program during ADEX 2021.
Bilateral Relations
Egypt and Korea to Cooperate in Defence and Nuclear Projects
Republic of Korea (ROK) National Assembly Speaker Park Byeong-seug met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in Cairo on Sunday afternoon to discuss cooperation in defence and nuclear projects.
Land
Unmanned Systems
Hanwha Defence to Test Unmanned Ground Vehicle
Hanwha Defence and an army infantry division have started the test operation of a six-wheeled 2-ton class Multi-Purpose Unmanned Ground Vehicle (M-UGV ).
Weapon / Missile
ROK Fires Underwater Launched Missile
ROK announced that it conducted its first underwater-launched missile test hours after North Korea launched two ballistic missiles toward the sea.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Rok Joins SLBM Club
The Republic of Korea (ROK) has test-fired a home-grown submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM).
Air
Turkish Air Force KT-1T Crashes In The Sea
Turkish Defence Ministry announced that a KT-1 aircraft crashed into the sea during a training flight near the coastal town Foça, İzmir.
Navy / Maritime
Three more KDX III destroyers for ROK
Seoul has decided to build three additional KDX III class “Sejong the Great “type destroyers, with a budget of $ 3.5 billion.
Weapon / Missile
ROK to Acquire AGM-114R
State Department approved a possible FMS to the Republic of Korea (ROK) of AGM-114R Hellfire Missiles for an estimated cost of $36 million.
Navy / Maritime
Air
2.07 billion to start working on the aircraft carrier
ROK, The Defence Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced its initial budget for a light aircraft carrier that F-35B can be deployed.
Land
New Self Propelled Howitzers for Turkish Armed Forces
Turkey has delivered the first batch of a second-generation indigenous self-propelled howitzer. Three new T-155 Fırtına II were handed over to the Turkish Army.
