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Tag: South Korea

Asia / COVID-19 / Geopolitics / Region

Due to COVID-19, South Korea Plans Fresh Cut to 2020 Defense Budget

June 3, 2020June 3, 2020 - by Daniel Darling

The South Korean government plans to trim around KRW300 billion ($245 million) from the country’s 2020 defense allocation in order to bolster its economic relief effort in light of the …

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Asia / COVID-19 / Geopolitics

South Korea Plans Defense Budget Reduction in Wake of COVID-19 Pandemic

April 16, 2020April 16, 2020 - by Daniel Darling

As South Korea seeks to mitigate economic fallout and social disruption in the wake of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the government is looking for areas with which to shift …

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Defense / Military Aircraft

State Department Clears South Korean FMS Request for 12 MH-60R Helicopters

August 8, 2019November 6, 2019 - by Daniel Darling

The U.S. State Department has cleared a potential $800 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of 12 Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk multimission helicopters intended for the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy. The …

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Industry / Naval Systems

Hyundai Heavy Industries to Remain Top Shipbuilder as Daewoo Buy Moves Ahead

July 5, 2019November 6, 2019 - by Richard Pettibone

After several years of restructuring its operations, a new Hyundai Heavy Industries Group has emerged.  Through a complex shareholding arrangement, the various operations have been collated under one banner, with …

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Defense / Naval Systems

South Korea Green-Lights Key Naval Projects

May 1, 2019November 8, 2019 - by Daniel Darling

South Korea’s Defense Project Promotion Committee gave the go-ahead on April 30 for two major naval projects involving production of next-generation destroyers and submarines for the Republic of Korea Navy …

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Asia / Civil & Commercial Aerospace / Defense / Industry / Military Electronics

Integrated C-UAV System Under Development at Korea’s Hanwha Systems

February 28, 2019November 18, 2019 - by Forecast International

 by C. Zachary Hofer, Defense Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. According to a February 25th report from Chosun Biz out of the Republic of Korea, Korean defense contractor Hanwha Systems has begun …

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Asia / Geopolitics

Trump Administration Demands South Korea Pay $1 Billion for Stationing of Troops

January 23, 2019November 14, 2019 - by Daniel Darling

The Trump administration is leveling a weighty demand at South Korea in order to exact more funding for the basing of American troops on South Korean soil. The administration is …

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Media & Podcasts

South Korea Unveils 5-Year Defense Spending Plan

January 21, 2019January 22, 2019 - by Daniel Darling

VIDEO – South Korea’s Defense Ministry unveils its latest five-year budgetary blueprint.

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Defense / Featured / Pacific Rim

South Korea Plans Five-Year Defense Spending Hike with Missile Defense and Counter-Fire Capability in Mind

January 11, 2019November 14, 2019 - by Daniel Darling

South Korea’s Defense Ministry unveiled its next five-year budgetary blueprint on January 11, which indicates an average annual hike of 7.5 percent. The blueprint covers the fiscal period between 2019 …

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Military Space / Pacific Rim

Thales Alenia Space Awarded Contract to Build South Korean Reconnaissance Satellite Network

December 6, 2018November 14, 2019 - by Forecast International

Thales Alenia Space has signed two contracts to develop a constellation of high-resolution observation radar satellites under the 425 Project for the South Korean Agency for Defense Development (ADD). The …

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