DefenceTalkSeoul: Indonesia signed a $1.3 billion deal with South Korea Thursday to jointly develop Seoul’s next-generation fighter jets, the South’s aircraft manufacturer said. Under the deal signed with Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), Indonesia’s defence ministry will invest about 1.6 trillion won ($1.3 billion) in the Korean Fighter Experimental (KF-X) programme. The programme is aimed at […]https://www.defencetalk.com/indonesia-south-korea-sign-1-3bn-fighter-jet-development-deal-66298/

DefenceTalkHydrogen bombs, which North Korea said Wednesday it tested for the first time, have a destructive power to dwarf even the nuclear weapons dropped on Japan in 1945. If confirmed that North Korea did indeed carry out a successful test of a miniature version of such a device, this would put the impoverished hermit state […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-koreas-mini-h-bomb-a-bigger-bang-66294/

DefenceTalkThe South Korean navy fired warning shots Tuesday at a Chinese patrol boat that crossed the disputed maritime border between South and North Korea, military officials in Seoul said. A statement from the Joint Chiefs of Staff said the action was taken after the initially unidentified vessel encroached on South Korean territorial waters. “It retreated […]https://www.defencetalk.com/south-korean-navy-fires-warning-shots-at-chinese-patrol-boat-66012/

DefenceTalkSEOUL: South Korea will develop a stealth unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to counter North Korea’s long-range artillery and mobile missile systems, a South Korean defense official said Sunday. The development is part of the 31 research projects to be conducted by the South Korean military by the end of next year, the official, who spoke […]https://www.defencetalk.com/south-korea-to-develop-unmanned-stealth-aircraft-to-counter-north-65994/

DefenceTalkKorea Aerospace Industries Ltd., South Korea’s sole aircraft manufacturer, said Friday that it has made the first delivery of its multi-mission jets to the Philippines, further solidifying its status as an aircraft exporter. The two FA-50PH took off from Sacheon, 437 kilometers south of Seoul, to make the 2,482 kilometer “ferry flight” to the Philippines. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/kai-makes-first-delivery-of-fighter-jets-to-the-philippines-65914/

DefenceTalkSouth Korea said Monday it was “closely watching” for any signs of an imminent North Korean missile test after Pyongyang reportedly issued a no-sail zone off its east coast. The South’s Yonhap news agency had quoted a government source on Sunday as saying the North had imposed the no-navigation zone off the coastal city of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/south-korea-on-alert-for-sign-of-north-korea-missile-test-65848/

DefenceTalkFighter jets from South Korea and the United States intercepted two Russian warplanes after they flew near a US aircraft carrier operating off the Korean peninsula, officials said Thursday. White House spokesman Josh Earnest said the USS Ronald Reagan — a massive, nuclear-powered supercarrier — was involved in a military exercise with South Korean partners […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-warplanes-intercepted-near-us-carrier-off-south-korea-65713/

DefenceTalkSouth Korea fired warning shots at one of the North’s patrol boats as it strayed across the border, Seoul’s defence ministry said, raising tensions while a rare reunion for families separated by the peninsula’s 1950-53 war was underway. The South’s navy were launching a crackdown on Chinese fishing boats illegally operating off the country’s western […]https://www.defencetalk.com/south-korea-fires-warning-shots-at-north-korea-patrol-boat-65686/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea unveiled a set of new and upgraded weapons systems including an intercontinental ballistic missile during its largest military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of its ruling Workers’ Party on Saturday. Among the notable weapons was the apparently upgraded ICBM, called “KN-08,” which is presumed to be able to travel […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-unveils-new-upgraded-weapons-65607/

DefenceTalkIndian engineering major Larsen & Toubro (L&T), in partnership with Korea’s Samsung Techwin (STW), has bagged a Rs 4,875-crore ($750 million) order for supplying the Indian Army with 100 self-propelled (SP), tracked howitzers. Business Standard has learnt the defence ministry has written to L&T and STW informing them that their gun – called the K-9 […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-to-make-south-korean-k-9-artillery-guns-in-750m-deal-65576/