Naval Platforms
South Korean Navy’s KDDX Future Destroyer
HHI unveiled is KDDX design at MADEX 2019 defense show held last year in Busan. HHI’s KDDX is 156 meters in length with a beam of 19 meters and a displacement of 6,500 tons. […]
South Korea
Air Platform
GE Delivers F414 Engines For South Korean KFX Fifth-Gen Fighter Jets
GE Aviation delivered in May the first F414-GE-400K engine for Korea Aerospace Industries’ (KAI) KF-X aircraft, an in-development fifth-generation fighter for the South Korean air force. Flight tests on the twin-engined KF-X are planned to […]
Naval Weapons
South Korea to Develop Close-in Weapon System for Warships
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has approved a 350 billion-won ($283.51 million) project to build close-in weapon system (CIWS) for the Navy’s warships. Seoul plans to begin work on the project next year […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
HHI delivered BRP Jose Rizal (FF150) frigate to Philippines
In a sail-off ceremony that took place at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea, the Philippine Navy’s new missile-capable warship set sail for Subic, the Philippines, on May 18, 2020. To be […]
Air Platform
Aung San Suu Kyi wants to realign defense relationship with western countries
Under the leadership of State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar has been working to align itself with the West to the consternation of China learned GDC citing Global Times. Royal Thai Air Force operates […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
South Korean DAPA Delivers Cheongung SAM System to RoKAF
DAPA’s Cheongung SAM system consists of at least one launcher (capable of carrying up to eight missiles), a command-and-control centre, and a multifunction radar South Korea’s arms procurement agency announced Tuesday that all ordered Cheongung […]
Land Platform
Kia Motors KM250 and KM500 Medium Tactical Vehicle (MTV)
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East Asia and Pacific Region
The US State Department approves $675 million support package for Korean F-35A
The US government has cleared a potential $675 million deal for the sustainment of South Korea’s fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35A fighters. The Foreign Military Sale package includes follow-on support for the aircraft, engines, weapons, […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
South Korea to upgrade K1A2 main battle tank
The South Korean Defense Agency for Technology and Quality (DATQ) announced in March that it will conduct “advanced research” between June and October 2020 to determine how best to enhance the Republic of Korea Army’s […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Indonesia Reportedly Will Cancel Contract With South Korean-made Submarine and Consider Turkish Type 214 SSk
The Indonesian government is considering cancelling a contract with South Korea for three Nagapasa-class diesel-electric attack subs. The Indonesian government and DSME signed a contract for three Nagapasa-class SSKs in December 2011 under the MoD’s 2024 Defense Strategic […]