Tag: LIG Nex1
South Korea readies first KDX III Batch II Aegis destroyer for...
The Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN) is set to receive the first of three new 8,200-ton Aegis guided missile destroyers ordered under the Gwanggaeto...
Korea’s Young Hawk is Growing Up
Development of the KF-21 combat aircraft is going well, and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is now exploring manned-unmanned teaming possibilities.
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is...
South Korean precision rockets impress at RIMPAC
The US Navy (USN) has used the multilateral Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 exercise to test the performance of South Korean-made Poniard rockets...
BAE Systems awarded $111 million in contracts to bring modernized, secure...
BAE Systems received multiple contracts totaling $111 million to provide the Second-generation, Anti-jam, Tactical, Ultra-high Frequency Radio for NATO, or SATURN waveform, to the...
Philippine Navy successfully fires C-Star ASCM
The Philippine Navy announced on 8 May that its Jose Rizal-class missile frigate, BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150), had successfully hit a surface target with...
The Pros and Cons of Joining the Big League of Arms...
South Korea’s rapid rise as a defence manufacturer is resulting in increasingly tougher challenges to its export policy.
Although China might be Asia’s top defence...
South Korea scores big in Middle East with Saudi air defence...
South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) announced that Saudi Arabia has signed an agreement procure 10 batteries of the KM-SAM Block II (KM-SAM...
South Korea accelerates maritime VTOL UAV development
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced on 29 January that it will commence development of a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) rotary...
South Korea increases pace on missile shield development
South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced in early January that it is accelerating development of the Low-Altitude Missile Defence (LAMD) system –...
South Korea takes centre-stage in Poland’s MSPO exhibition
South Korean defence industry has made its presence felt at the 2023 edition of International Defence Industry Exhibition MSPO held in Kielce, Poland. MSPO...
