South Korea

S. Korea Plans Major Military Intelligence Shake-Up by 2027

South Korea’s Defense Ministry announced that it will complete a major reshaping of its Defense Counterintelligence Command by 2027.

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South Korea Builds Suicide Drones That Carry Out ‘Salvo Strikes’ on Tanks

Incheon-based Pablo Air has officially entered the defense arena with a suicide drone built to hunt tanks using one-kilogram warheads.

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South Korea Develops ‘Giga-Class’ Steel for Future Warships, Uncrewed Vessels

South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean and steelmaker POSCO will develop giga-class steel, a material four times stronger than conventional ship steel.

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Hyundai Heavy Industries’ KDDX Destroyer Prospects Weaken After Security Penalty Extension

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries’ chances in South Korea’s next-generation KDDX destroyer program are now under pressure after the government extended its penalty over a 2020 security breach.

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North Korea Says ‘Special Assets’ Deployed Against South

Kim Jong Un said North Korea deployed "special assets" in response to what he called Washington's arms build-up in the South, state media reported.

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Inflatable F-35s in South Korea Can Deceive Both Eyes and Radar

A South Korean life jacket manufacturer is producing inflatable F-35 decoys designed to make enemies waste costly ammunition.

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South Korea Picks L3Harris for New Airborne Early Warning Aircraft

South Korea has selected an L3Harris Global 6500 jet-based solution as the platform for its next airborne early warning and control aircraft.

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US Clears South Korea’s Request for AGM-65G2 Maverick Missiles

South Korea is ramping up its strike capabilities as the US State Department cleared a potential $34-million foreign military sale of RTX-manufactured AGM-65G2 Maverick tactical missiles. 

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US Revives WW2-Era Squadron for MQ-9 Reaper Operations in South Korea

The US Seventh Air Force has reactivated the World War II-era 431st Squadron as an MQ-9 Reaper unit at Kunsan Air Base in South Korea, aligning with July reports that outlined plans for extended deployment. 

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S. Korea’s Hanwha to Supply Homegrown Bomb Disposal Robots for Military in Late 2025

The Republic of Korea Armed Forces will begin receiving locally developed bomb disposal robots from Hanwha Aerospace later this year, a move aimed at boosting troop safety and operational efficiency.

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