On Thursday 29 April, US General Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), met his Japanese and South Korean counterparts in Hawaii. These were Japanese Chief of… Continue reading "Top US, Korean and Japanese Military Officials Meet in Hawaii"
The relationship between South Korea and Japan has never fully healed from the fallout of Japan’s colonization of the peninsula and has deteriorated even further in recent months. In regards… Continue reading "Korean Defense Minister Talks of Strengthening Ties with Japan"
On Saturday, the 10th October, the 75th anniversary of the founding of North Korea’s ruling party took place in Pyongyang. As always, in an orchestrated fashion, crowds of people gathered… Continue reading "Kim Jong Un’s North Korea Unveils ICBMs, Tanks & IFVs at Annual Parade"
For at least a couple of years, Hyundai Rotem has been cooperating with the Polish military industry. The K9 chassis license was sold to the Poles in order to enable… Continue reading "Korean Tanks for Polish Armed Forces – K2PL MBT"
In an escalation of tensions North Korea has demolished an empty inter-Korean liaison office in the North Korean border city of Kaesong at 2:49 PM local time today. The demolition… Continue reading "North Korea Blows Up Kaesong Inter-Korean Liaison Office"
Korea Aerospace Industries’ (KAI) Light Attack Helicopter (LAH) prototype performed its maiden flight on July 4. The 20-minute flight was performed by two pilots at a KAI facility in Sacheon,… Continue reading "Korea’s Light Attack Helicopter Prototype Flies For First Time"
On 3 September, the U.S. Army announced that it had signed a $9.8 billion multi-year contract with Lockheed Martin to produce nearly 1,970 Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (PAC-3… Continue reading "U.S. Army Awards Lockheed Martin $9.8 Billion Patriot PAC-3 MSE Interceptor Contract"
In the last 10 years, the Turkish defense industry has performed a sort of quantum leap: the country now produces their own jet fighters, submarines, dozens of different armored personnel… Continue reading "IDEF 2025: Altay, Turkey’s Main Battle Tank"
Poland has signed a new major defense deal with South Korea’s Hyundai Rotem. The deal, estimated to be worth $6.5 billion, was signed on 1 August and covers the procurement… Continue reading "Poland Signs $6.5 Billion Contract With Hyundai Rotem for 180 K2 Tanks"
Last Thursday the United States Air Force commenced its largest pacific exercise ever, known as Resolute Pacific 2025. The exercise consists of more than three hundred aircraft, over twelve thousand… Continue reading "United States Air Force Conducts its Largest Ever Exercise in the Pacific"