North Korea has conducted its largest missile test so far this year. On 5 June they launched eight missiles possibly ranging from their KN-23 missile modeled after Russia’s Iskander ballistic… Continue reading "North and South Korea conduct Dueling Missile Exercises"
Polish interest in South Korean-designed K2 main battle tanks (MBT) appears to have been rekindled following a tweet from Mariusz Błaszczak, Minister of National Defence of Poland. Błaszczak who is… Continue reading "Poland Rekindles Interest In South Korean K2 Tanks"
On 1 February, South Korea announced a new deal between Egypt and the Korean company Hanwha for the procurement of 155mm K9 howitzers in a deal worth $1.7 billion. The… Continue reading "Egypt Agrees to Buy K9 Howitzers from South Korea for $1.7 Billion"
The Republic of Korea Air Force has grounded its F-35A fleet after an F-35A made an emergency belly landing at Seosan Air Force Base on 4 January. The pilot of… Continue reading "South Korea Grounds F-35As Following Belly Landing Incident"
The expansion of Hyundai-Rotem into the foreign markets is significant. The Korean company is particularly interested in selling its K2 Main Battle Tank to two European nations – Poland and… Continue reading "South Korea’s K2NO MBT Undertakes Tests In Norway"
September was a month packed full of missile tests for the Koreas, one test flew under the radar for many Korea watchers. This was the drop test of the stealthy… Continue reading "Cheonryong: South Korea’s New Air Launched Cruise Missile"
Concerning the ALTAY Tank’s engine, a declaration of intent was signed by South Korea and Turkey. As part of the declaration of intent turning into a contract, South Korea will… Continue reading "Turkey and South Korea Sign a Declaration of Intent for Altay Tank Engine"
As Sino-American competition intensifies, South Korea has proven to not be as willing as some of America’s other regional allies to confront China. Unlike most developed democracies in the region,… Continue reading "Editorial: South Korea’s Noncommitment in the Sino-American Rivalry"
South Korea has carried out a successful firing of the nation’s first submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) from the Dosan Ahn Chang-ho submarine last week. The test, as reported by the… Continue reading "South Korea Conducts First SLBM test From Indigenous Submarine"
The Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN) has tested a domestically developed submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) from a submerged barge for the first time. The locally dubbed Hyunmoo 4-4’s testing comes… Continue reading "South Korea Conducts Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile Tests"