Tag: DAPA
Hanwha Systems and LIG Nex1 strengthens comms with ANASIS-II military satellite
The South Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has awarded contracts to homegrown defence primes Hanwha Systems and LIG Nex1 to supply ground-based communication...
South Korea pushes indigenous military space development
South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) announced on 16 September that the country will indigenously develop and operate a new Space Launch Vehicle...
Indonesia readies to restart IF-X work with KAI
Engineers from Indonesian aerospace firm PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) are set to re-join Korea Aerospace Industries’ (KAI’s) KF-21 Boramae multirole combat programme this month...
South Korea readies hydrogen-powered UAVs for air force
The South Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has awarded local firm Doosan Mobility Innovation a US$734,000 contract to supply an undisclosed number of...
South Korea seeks additional attack helicopters for RoKA
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has released new details about its plans to acquire more new attack helicopters for the Republic of...
First KF-X prototype nearly completed ahead of April rollout
Assembly of the first prototype of South Korea's first indigenous Korean Fighter eXperimental (KF-X) combat aircraft is nearly completed and scheduled for rollout in...
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....
The Politics of Defence
Will the controversial new Defence Minister use his position to continue armed forces modernisation or further his own political ambitions?
The surprising appointment of Prabowo...
South Korea KDDX programme kicks off
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has commenced bidding processes for the basic design a new guided missile destroyer for the Republic of...
South Korea’s KF-X programme to benefit from local industry boost
The South Korean government will increase funding support to homegrown defence companies that produce indigenous components for major platforms and weapon systems, with the...
