Tag: South Korea
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...
Australian Army’s next-generation IFV programme moves ahead with risk mitigation
The Australian Department of Defence’s (DOD’s) LAND 400 Phase 3 programme, which seeks to provide the Australian Army with new tracked infantry fighting vehicles...
South Korea readies 120 mm self-propelled mortar system for production
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced on 9 September that it will award a five-year contract worth 770 billion won (US$648 million)...
Hanwha Defense gets exclusive RfT for Australian self-propelled howitzer requirement
The Australian government announced on 3 September that will release a sole-source request for tender (RfT) to Hanwha Defense Australia (HDA), the local subsidiary...
Hanwha ships Redback IFV test vehicles to Australia
South Korea’s Hanwha Defense has shipped two prototype AS21 Redback infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) for testing by the Australian Army as part of its...
South Korea acquires new anti-air gun system
The Republic of Korea (RoK) armed forces will soon boost its short-range air defence capabilities with a new indigenously developed self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG)...
South Korea’s first dedicated MilSat nears launch
A military communications satellite that Airbus Defence and Space built for the Republic of Korea (RoK, or South Korea) armed forces has been flown...
RoKAF in A400 Swap Talks With Spain
Jon Lake - After months of rumour, South Korea has finally started talks with Spain with a view to swapping 30-34 KAI KT-1 turboprop...
