Republic of Korea Expands Wheeled Combat Vehicle Fleet
The Republic of Korea took another step forward in its program of introducing its locally designed fleet of wheeled combat vehicles into Army service....
SOF challenges as great power rivalry builds
Published in the September/October 2020 Issue - As Superpower competition expands in Asia, regional special forces are looking to re-equip to meet sub-threshold threats.
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Republic of Korea Army Builds River Crossing Capabilities
The end of the year award of a $458 million contract to Hanwha Defense to supply as many as up to 110 M3 Amphibious...
IAI Wins Three Avionic Upgrade Tenders in South Korea
Israel Aerospace Industries' (IAI) Aviation Group won three avionic upgrade contracts worth approximately $50 million in South Korea, in 2020. The win includes three...
Air Defence Reawakens
Published in the September/October 2020 Issue - There is renewed urgency to provide air defence systems that not only work in isolation, but can...
More K2 Black Panther tanks for the South Korean army
South Korean defence and engineering prime Hyundai Rotem announced on 22 December that it has been awarded a ₩533 billion (US$481.4 million) contract by...
India and South Korea launch new submarines
The proliferation of new diesel-electric attack submarines (SSKs) in the Asia Pacific region continues apace, with Indian and South Korean shipyards launching new boats...
Marine Jet Power Expands Operations in Korea
Marine Jet Power (MJP), a leading supplier of waterjet propulsion systems, has recently expanded it’s operations in Korea and moved into a new, state-of the-art...
ROK Contracts for Additional Wheeled Fighting Vehicles
Hyundai Rotem has received a contract on 29 September 2020 worth 407.7 billion won ($348.4 million) from the Republic of Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program...
Maritime fobs for Seaborne SOF
Published in the July/August 2020 Issue - Across Asia Pacific, special operations forces (SOF) are receiving upgrades in maritime capability to support emerging mission...
