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Jun- 2025 -

30 June

Air

KF-21 Boramae fighter jet. Photo: Korea Aerospace Industries

S.Korea Orders 80 Hanwha Engines for Boramae Jets

Hanwha Aerospace has received a contract to supply propulsion systems for South Korea’s KF-21 Boramae fifth-generation combat aircraft.

24 June

Air

Christine Casimiro

Hanwha, Northrop Grumman Join Forces on Smarter Air and Missile Defense

Hanwha Systems has signed a memorandum of understanding with Northrop Grumman to co-develop next-generation integrated air and missile defense systems.

13 June

Space

Rendering of BAE and Hanwha's multi-sensor satellite

Rojoef Manuel

BAE, Hanwha Team on Multi-Sensor Satellite Development

BAE Systems has signed a memorandum of understanding with Hanwha Systems to jointly offer advanced satellite systems for global customers.

5 June

Asia Pacific

Christine Casimiro

South Korea Unveils New Carrier Concept Built for Manned-Unmanned Teaming

South Korea has introduced Ghost Commander II, a next-generation naval carrier concept designed to combine manned and unmanned systems within a unified command-and-control platform.

May- 2025 -

28 May

Asia Pacific

Joe Saballa

Hanwha Lands $40M Radar Deal for New S. Korean Air Defense Missile

Hanwha Systems has secured a $39.7-million contract to develop a next-generation radar for South Korea’s upcoming long-range air defense missile system.

Apr- 2025 -

30 April

Asia Pacific

Joe Saballa

South Korea Unleashes Unmanned K9A3 Artillery Beast

Hanwha Aerospace has dropped the first high-fidelity visual of its K9A3 unmanned howitzer — a cinematic rendering providing the most detailed glimpse yet of the futuristic artillery weapon.

10 April

Americas

Christine Casimiro

S. Korea, US Team Up to Build Advanced Drones for Global Export

Hanwha Aerospace has partnered with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems to develop and produce advanced military drones for global export.

7 April

Arms

Joe Saballa

India Doubles K9 Self-Propelled Howitzer Order From South Korea

India has expanded its order of South Korea’s K9 Vajra-T self-propelled howitzers by an additional 100 units.

1 April

Arms

South Korean Army K9 self-propelled howitzers fire rounds

Rojoef Manuel

Hanwha to Open K9 Howitzer Factory in Romania

Hanwha Defense plans to establish a regional hub in Romania to support the production, sustainment, and repair of the country’s future K9 Thunder self-propelled howitzers.

Mar- 2025 -

27 March

Asia Pacific

Hanwha Defense Australia Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicles conduct a live fire demonstration during LAND 400 Phase 3 user evaluation trials at Puckapunyal Military Area, Victoria. *** Local Caption *** Valued at between $18.1 billion and $27.1 billion, LAND 400 Phase 3 is the largest acquisition project in the Australian Armys history. The contenders for a new Infantry Fighting Vehicle are the Hanwha Defense Australia Redback and the Rheinmetall Defence Australia KF41 Lynx. Both tenderers have each delivered three prototype vehicles which are being extensively tested as part of a two-year Risk Mitigation Activity. Captured in this collection are activities undertaken at Puckapunyal, Victoria in June 2021, including extensive user evaluation trials and a live fire event. A decision on the preferred tenderer is expected to be presented to Government for consideration in 2022.

Rojoef Manuel

Hanwha, Penske Team for Australian Army Redback Engine Production

Hanwha Defence Australia and Penske Australia have partnered to assemble, evaluate, and provide engines for the Australian Army’s upcoming Redback infantry fighting vehicles.

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