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- Could SMRs Become the “Heart” of ROK’s Nuclear-Powered Submarine?
- As interest grows around a Korean nuclear submarine, so too does attention toward Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) — one of the country’s key future energy and strategic technology initiatives. Some analysts n...
- 2025-12-09
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- LIG Nex1 Launches First Domestic Development of AESA Radar and UAV SAR Wideband Defense Semiconductors
- The company announced on the 5th that it signed two research agreements with the Defense Technology Promotion Research Institute (DTPRI) on November 28. The projects include: Development of an X-band Common MMI...
- 2025-12-05
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- South Korea Finalizes 2026 Defense Budget at KRW 65.8642 Trillion — Largest Increase Since 2020
- The newly approved budget places strategic emphasis on conditions-based wartime operational control (OPCON) transition, improvement of service conditions for troops, and accelerated modernization through AI, dr...
- 2025-12-04
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- Hanwha Aerospace Secures KRW 387.7B Deal for Second “Chungeom” Missile Production
- Combined with the first production contract worth KRW 162.3 billion signed last year, the total production program now amounts to KRW 387.7 billion. Hanwha Aerospace will deliver the Chungeom missile system—i...
- 2025-12-03
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- ROKS Jeongjo the Great Aegis Destroyer Fully Operational and Now on Active Duty
- Launched in July 2022 and commissioned in December 2023, Jeongjo the Great is the first vessel of the KDX-III Batch-II (Jeongjo the Great-class) Aegis destroyer program, designed to significantly bolster ROK’...
- 2025-12-02
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- South Korea Launches Indigenous 5th–6th Generation Fighter Engine Program
- From KF-21 to 6th Generation: Long-Term Planning BeginsThis push traces back to 2021, when the ROK military completed a research project outlining potential 5th- and even 6th-generation development paths based ...
- 2025-11-28
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- ROKN Kicks Off P-3C Replacement Program — Indigenous MPA Emerges as the Most Realistic Path
- ROKN currently fields 21 MPAs—15 P-3C series airframes and six P-8A Poseidons but the May crash of a P-3CK and the increasing difficulty of sustaining 30-year-old airframes have sharply accelerated planning f...
- 2025-11-23
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- KF-21 Advances Toward Multirole Dominance as New Indigenous Weapons Debut at ADEX 2025
- KF-21 Moves Beyond Air Superiority Toward True Multirole CapabilityIn August, South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced that the timeline for integrating air-to-ground weapons ...
- 2025-11-21
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- K-SSN Breakthrough: Reactor Design Emerges as the Decisive Factor
- This marks the first time the formerly classified program has surfaced as an open national project. Government momentum is accelerating. During the 48th Cabinet Meeting, Defense Ministry official Won Jong-dae c...
- 2025-11-19
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- LIG Nex1 Wins Key Deal for ROK Navy Combat USVs
- The company announced that on the 19th it signed a package-type development agreement with the Defense Agency for Technology and Quality to develop integrated control systems and autonomous mission technologies...
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- 36 Years on the Frontline: ROK Navy Corvette Gwangmyeong Retires
- The Republic of Korea Navy will hold a decommissioning ceremony for the 1,000-ton Pohang-class corvette on December 26 at Jinhae Naval Base. Following the ceremony, Gwangmyeong will be formally decommissioned o...
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- Hanwha’s Chunmoo Lands $330M Baltic Breakthrough
- The agreement was formally signed on December 21 (local time) in Tallinn, with senior officials from both governments in attendance, including Estonian Minister of Defence Hanno Pevkur, Acting Director General ...
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- KAI Secures Seven ROK Government Helicopter Deals for 2025
- KAI announced that it signed separate contracts on December 15 and 17 to deliver one Surion multirole helicopter each to the two agencies. With these deals, KAI has now secured contracts for a total of seven go...
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- Hanwha Systems Secures USD 136M Cheongung-III MFR Contract, Launching Next-Generation Korean Patriot
- The company announced on the 17th that it signed a prototype development contract for the Multi-Function Radar (MFR) under Phase III of the Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (M-SAM) program, led by the Agency...
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- South Korea Deploys KTSSM to Neutralize North Korean Long-Range Artillery
- The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced that it held a KTSSM operational deployment completion ceremony on Tuesday, December 16, at the Missile Strategic Command. The event was attended ...
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- ROK Marine Corps Unveils Its First-Ever Combat Boat, Cheongsaechi Takes to the Water
- On December 11, the ROKMC and the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) held a launching ceremony at Kangnam Shipbuilding in Saha District, Busan, for the service’s new High-Speed Combat Boat (HCB...
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- Hyundai Rotem Signs Framework Agreement with Peru for K2 Tanks and K808 Armored Vehicles
- The company announced on the 10th that it signed the agreement on December 9 (local time) in Lima with the Peruvian Army and state-owned arms manufacturer FAME S.A.C. Under the upcoming implementation contract,...
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- South Korea Launches Development of New “Short-Range Air-to-Air Missile-II” for KF-21
- South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced on December 2 that it has formally launched the development of the Short-Range Air-to-Air Missile-II (SRAAM-II), a next-generation ind...
Hanwha Wins USD 4.1bn Chunmoo Guided Rocket Contract in Poland
BAE 시스템즈, KAI와 약 150억 원 규모 KF-21 신형 IFF 통합 계약 체결
폴란드, FA-50GF 개량 포기… 훈련·근접항공지원 집중
中 대만 압박 수위↑…일본과 군사 긴장 동시 폭발
美 해군, ‘황금 함대’ 핵심 전투함 FF(X) 공개, 한국 조선능력 필요한 미국
