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https://www.janes.com/osint-insights/defence-news/defence/lima-2025-kai-prepares-to-test-fly-full-scale-fighter-support-adaptable-aerial-platform Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is preparing to conduct the maiden test flight of a full-scale version of its Adaptable Aerial Platform (AAP)...

https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250507002800315 RFHIC to export US$2.2 mln worth of defense goods to Italy's Leonardo: DAPA SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korean defense firm RFHIC will export about US$2.2 million worth of defense components to Italian defense giant Leonardo in line with the...

https://n.news.naver.com/article/011/0004489010?sid=101 News that the Defense Acquisition Program Administration has approved Samyang Comtech's export of special armor for Altay to Turkey.

Supercavitating torpedo development program The Supercavitating torpedo program unveiled by ADD in 2015 is pretty impressive, especially in this few seconds of test footage. However, in the 2010s, the key enabling technologies for the Supercavitating Underwater Vehicle were in place, but the...

https://www.dvidshub.net/news/497931/rokaf-and-f-35-jpo-pioneer-first-ever-wing-removal-salvage-damaged-f-35a-training-use# In January 2022, a Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) F-35A aircraft experienced a bird strike that necessitated an emergency landing with the landing gear retracted...

A time-lapse video of the first assembly to the start of the final assembly phase. The video shows the machining of parts, fabrication of critical components and assembly of the front, center and rear fuselage of the first KF-21 mass-produced aircraft over a period of about 10 months from June...

https://www.segye.com/newsView/20250516504410 The first mass- production model KF-21 has entered the final assembly phase. Assembly of the 12th unit has now begun, and a contract for the second batch of 20 Block1 is expected to be signed in June.

The FA-50's aerial refueling capability is a modification of KAI's existing prototype aircraft, so I think it would be possible to modify the existing airframe. But to add this capability, you'd have to touch the fuselage, so I'm not sure, but if PTDI is willing to do it, it could be done. PTDI...

Peru didn't buy the daegu class, they bought a model of HHI. The design in question is Hanwha Ocean's (then DSME) design and their model of HHI is irrelevant.

This roadmap video provides a performance introduction to the ESR-500A and the testing schedule.

Yes. I'm glad it wasn't a second batch too. DSME did a poor job of managing the business. They needed a customized strategy for Indonesia. P.S. In this Daegu class issue, it's not just the company, but also DTaQ, which inspects the quality before it is taken over by an organization. So Korea...

https://www.sedaily.com/NewsView/2DEHCJTR7B The ICC concluded that the problem with the type 214 was a defective part supplied by TKMS in Germany. As X said in your post, the Daegu-class is problematic, but the claim that the defect is so severe that all eight frigates cannot be operated is...

https://www.wbgroup.pl/en/aktualnosci/warmate-for-the-south-korea/ WB GROUP has recently entered into a landmark agreement with the Korean Defense Procurement Agency (DAPA) for the supply of WARMATE loitering munitions. These advanced strike systems, proven in high-intensity combat scenarios...

https://www.janes.com/osint-insights/defence-news/weapons/uae-m-sam-delivery-confirmed The UAE Air Force unveiled its imported M-SAM II launchers in a video of the Defense Minister's visit. I thought it would be a bit later, as is customary in the Middle East. Anyway, it was nice to see the...

MCH prototype released on the 24th of last month. Currently in ground testing, with first flight as early as the middle of next month. It is expected to be delivered to the Navy in 2026 for test flights on the Mine Countermeasure mission.

Actually, I don't really like hovercraft. Because these machines are too loud. But they're one of the essentials for Amphibious warfare. The Murena Class LCACs, acquired in the past through a deal with Russia, are the world's largest airlifters, with a larger size and higher displacement than...

https://www.huneed.com/copy-of-lifi?lang=en Huneed Technologies had signed a five-year agreement with MBDA to develop 3D printing technology. Called the Additive Manufacturing Technology Development Plan (AMTDP), it is a joint development plan that is a trade-off for MBDA's adoption of Meteor...

https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250501004500320 LIG Nex1 signs 320.7 bln-won deal to develop next-gen weather satellite SEOUL, May 1 (Yonhap) -- LIG Nex1 Co., a major South Korean defense and aerospace company, said Thursday it has signed a 320.7 billion-won (US$224 million) deal to develop the...

Well, there is no definite decision yet. There are various proposals, but I think it will be decided after the verification of the government organization for this.