South Korea’s Hanwha Defense is pushing a new combat vehicle with a 105mm turret mounted on its K21 chassis for the Indian Army. Just last week, the Indian Army released Request for Information (RFI) to seek prospective vendors to procure around 350 light tanks in a phased manner under the Make in India initiative. Indian Army plans […]

On Thursday, South Korea’s defense procurement agency announced that the exploratory development of an unmanned surveillance ground vehicle has been completed successfully. The development of the 6×6 Unmanned Surveillance Vehicle (USV) was led by the Agency for Defense Development (ADD) affiliated with the Defense Acquisition Program administration (DAPA). Hanwha Defense is responsible for developing the […]

South Korea’s Hanwha Defense has forged a team with U.S. military vehicle maker Oshkosh Corp. to compete in the U.S. Army’s Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) competition, according to an April 19 company statement. According to a company news release, Hanwha Defense has signed an exclusive teaming agreement with Oshkosh Defense for the digital design […]

UAE’s acquisition of the Chunmoo multiple launch rocket system was confirmed when the local news agency released a photograph showing tests of received artillery systems from the Republic of Korea (South Korea). An industry source said the UAE has received at least one batch of eight of the Chunmoo multiple launch rocket system, which can […]

South Korea’s Hanwha Corporation announced that it has upgraded its AI-based ‘multi-purpose unmanned ground vehicle’ and preparing for the big military test with the Republic of Korea Army. As noted by the company, the Multi-Purpose Unmanned Ground Vehicle’ is a futuristic defense robot system capable of carrying out various missions such as transporting ammunition, reconnaissance, and […]

South Korea’s Hanwha Defense just released more details about the Redback infantry fighting vehicle program. The details were given in a 16 March media release, to announce the achievement of two key milestones in the validation of systems integration for its Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicle. Team Redback, led by Hanwha Defense Australia, has been formed […]

Hanwha Defense, a leading defense company in South Korea, is displaying up-to-date unmanned defense systems during the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) that opened on February 21 for a five-day run. During the biennial arms trade show in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, the business arm of Hanwha Group unveiled the prototype of […]

Saudi Arabia’s Science Technology company has announced a partnership with South Korean Hanwha Defense through which the Middle East country will produce a new Biho II air defense system. As noted by the company, Science Technology will produce the latest version of the Biho II mobile air defense system, which has a turret with 30mm cannon […]

Hanwha Defense, a leading defense company in South Korea, has announced that it unveiled the fully integrated Redback infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) in Australia ahead of tests and evaluations by the Australian Army starting February. According to a company news release, Hanwha Defense Australia and Team Redback has today officially launched the Redback Infantry Fighting […]

South Korea is becoming a top arms dealer, joining the ranks of the U.S., Russia, Germany and France, according to an annual government report showed 14 December. Over the past five years, South Korea was one of the largest exporters along with the United States, Russia, France and Germany and China, according to data from […]

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