South Korea tightens K136 Kooryong MLRS to the armed forces of the Republic of Korea directed towards the village Yeoncheon, which is located near the Demilitarized Zone, August 22, 2015 godatanki The K136 Kooryong multiple launch rocket system was developed and deployed in 1980s. A total of 150 of these multiple launch rocket systems were […]

South Korea pulls tanks to the border with North Korea K1A1-A2 tanks transported on a freight train in Changwon Station M48A3K K1

In an escalation of the tense situation in the region, North and South Korea exchanged fire over their heavily fortified border on Thursday, the South Korean Defense Ministry said. South Korea detected a projectile, assumed to be a small rocket, that was fired toward the western province of Gyeonggi, a South Korean Defense Ministry official […]

South Korean Defense Ministry said today that the Office of Defense business, long-range ground to air missile self-developed South Korea – “Cheolmae II” Hing Proving Ground recently successfully tested with live ammunition. So “Cheolmae II” mass production is expected this year. The KM-SAM which is also known as the Cheolmae-2 or Cheongung or M-SAM is […]

FA-50PH maiden flight took place on 19 June 2015 after the Philippines has signed a contract for 12 KAI FA-50 fighter aircraft in March last year. We will do our best to deliver initial 2 aircraft by the end of this year Last year on March 28, 2014 the Republic of the Philippines has signed […]

Seoul has been given the green light by the U.S. State Department for three Aegis combat systems and other associative equipment including three MK-41 Vertical Launching Systems. The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Republic of Korea for Aegis Combat Systems and associated equipment, parts and logistical […]

South Korea successfully test-fired a ballistic missile Wednesday capable of reaching nearly all parts of North Korea, the Defense Ministry said, in an apparent show of force against the communist archrival. The state-run Agency for Defense Development carried out the first test of the missile with a range of at least 500 kilometers that it […]

South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) has launched the Republic of Korea Navy’s (RoKN’s) sixth KSS-2 (Type 214) diesel-electric submarine (SSK). The 65 m, air-independent propulsion (AIP) boat RoKS Yu Gwan-sun (078) had been launched in Geoje at 2:00 pm local time on 7 May. DSME was also responsible for building the […]

President Park Geun-hye and her Peruvian counterpart, Ollanta Humala, vowed Monday to continue to cooperate in Peru’s advanced trainer jet project, a move that could raise the prospects of a South Korean defense firm winning a lucrative deal. The move “is designed to further expand mutual cooperation in high-tech aviation technology,” Park said in a […]

The Defense Ministry plans to spend nearly 9 trillion won ($8.31 billion) from 2016-2020 to secure military capabilities to detect and destroy North Korea’s nuclear arms and ballistic missiles, amid escalating security threats from the regime. It also plans to deploy unmanned reconnaissance aircraft to division-level units and establish a command and control system, which […]