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South Korean KF-21 Fighter Jet Could Become Export Success For Its Defense Industries

October 23, 2023 GDC 0

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Hanwha Showcases New AESA Radar For FA-50 Fighter Jet

October 20, 2023 GDC 0

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South Korea Shows off KF-21 Fighter Jet as Its Arms Sales Surge

October 20, 2023 GDC 0

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South Korea displays K3 next-gen concept main battle tank

October 2, 2023 GDC 0

South Korean firm Hyundai Rotem has shown off a concept of their next-generation tank with various high-tech solutions. The new main battle tank, called the K3, is based on a modular platform with a crew […]

Hanwha Defense Delivers K239 Chunmoo Multiple Launch Rocket System To Poland

September 25, 2023 GDC 0

Hanwha Defense has delivered Poland’s first K239 Chunmoo multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) at the Port of Gdańsk. The handover is part of a $3.55-billion effort announced by Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak in October […]

United Arab Emirates Officially Joins South Korean KF-21 Fighter Jet Program Replacing Indonesia

September 19, 2023 GDC 0

While Poland is considering joining South Korea’s fighter jet development programme, the United Arab Emirates has done so. The aircraft is called the KF-21. The UAE has already purchased South Korean-made K239 Chunmoo multiple rocket […]

South Korean FA-50 established as dominant LCA of choice by beating out HAL Tejas and Leonardo M-346FA

August 13, 2023 GDC 0

South Korea builds regional presence in the advanced jet trainer/ light fighter market, as its T-50/FA-50 gets back to winning ways in the export arena. The FA-50 is a substantially more capable platform than the types […]

South Korea Ramps Up FA-50 Light Combat Aircraft Production After Export Success In Poland, Thailand And Malaysia

August 11, 2023 GDC 0

South Korea’s Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) plans to increase its manufacturing capacity for the FA-50 Fighting Eagle by building two additional production lines in 2024. According to local media reports, the move seeks to meet the […]

South Korean military orders new command vehicles from Hyundai Rotem

July 27, 2023 GDC 0

South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has signed a deal with Hyundai Rotem to acquire an unspecified number of wheeled command post vehicles (CPVs). DAPA said on 1 June that the contract – worth […]

South Korea, Philippines To Strengthen Naval Cooperation Between Both Navies

June 24, 2023 GDC 0

Lee Jeong-sup, South Korea’s Minister of National Defense, met his Philippine counterpart, Delfin Lorenzana on June 3rd. Foremost on the meeting’s agenda was cooperation between the two countries on naval issues. To begin with, Lee […]

BAE Systems Achieves Major Milestone on Upgrading Hobart-class Destroyer.

May 17, 2026 0

Australia’s guided missile destroyer HMAS Hobart has reached two major milestones in its ongoing modernization program. Osborne Shipyard Started Upgrading Australia’s Hobart-class Destroyers.DateFebruary 12, 2026BAE Systems Awarded $155 Million Contract To Upgrade Hobart-class DestroyersDateNovember 24, [...]
Canada could be the next target of the Russian GRU, warned the head of NATO

March 19, 2020 0

Russian GRU is suspected of carrying out a number of notable cyber attacks, including a concerted assault on the information systems of another Baltic state, Estonia, in 2007, cyber attacks on Lithuanian banks and an [...]
Ukrainian drone blows up Russian BMP-1 fighting vehicle

September 30, 2023 0

The Ukrainian military released aerial footage Wednesday of its drone blowing up a Russian BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicle. Ukrainian Drone Strike Killed Russian Commander Travelling In A BMP-3 IFVDateMay 2, 2023Ukraine is turning captured Russian [...]
20 Chinese Tech Firms Are Backed By Peoples Liberation Army (PLA)

June 25, 2020 0

Chinese companies including Huawei Technologies, China Mobile Communications Group and Hikvision Visual Technology face US sanctions after a finding by the Trump administration that they are owned or controlled by China’s military, Reuters reported. Defense [...]
South Korea Begins Development of Hydrogen-powered K3 Main Battle Tank.

November 23, 2025 0

South Korea’s Hyundai Rotem has kicked off development of the K3 main battle tank, a next-generation platform powered by hydrogen fuel cells and is set to succeed the widely regarded K2. South Korea displays K3 [...]
Iran signed $25 billion agreement with Russia to build four nuclear power plants.

September 27, 2025 0

Iran has signed a $25 billion agreement with Russia’s state nuclear corporation, Rosatom, to construct four nuclear power plants, the state-run IRNA news agency reported Friday. The move builds on decades of cooperation between the [...]

U.S. Navy purchases Israeli soldier-portable SMASH 2000LE fire control systems.

June 4, 2026 0

An Israeli fire control technology company has now secured contracts with all four major branches of the U.S. military, completing a sweep across the American armed forces that took less than a year. Smart Shooter […]

Germany Purchases $5.4 Billion Worth of Israeli PULS Rocket Launchers.

May 29, 2026 0

Germany Advancing 5 Billion Euro Rocket Launcher Deal With Israel’s ElbitIf completed, the deal would include hundreds of rocket launchers and could increase Elbit’s order backlog by about 20 percent, strengthening the Israel-based defense contractor’s […]