SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Rotem Co., South Korea’s sole tank manufacturer, said Friday it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) solutions provider Shield AI to develop AI-based defense technologies. Under the MOU signed Thursday during the 2025 Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition (ADEX) in Goyang, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean Air Co. signed a partnership framework with U.S. defense giant Lockheed Martin Corp. on Wednesday to provide follow-on maintenance support for U.S. military aircraft, expanding its role as a key maintenance partner in the Indo-Pacific region. A signing ceremony for the framework took place at the Seoul International [...]
GOYANG, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, on Monday showcased a lineup of its military mobility platforms at the Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition (ADEX) 2025. At the biennial defense trade show under way at KINTEX in Goyang, just northwest of Seoul, Kia featured a military command variant of [...]
GOYANG, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea was to kick off the second session of its largest biennial aerospace and defense trade show Monday, featuring unmanned weapons systems using artificial intelligence (AI) technology, as it seeks to become the world’s fourth-biggest defense exporter. Following its first three-day public session last week at Seoul Air [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Airbus SE, the European aerospace giant, pledged Thursday to strengthen its partnership with South Korea, expanding industrial cooperation and sustainability efforts across commercial aviation and defense. Speaking in Seoul ahead of the Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition (ADEX) 2025, Lee Hee-hwan, president of Airbus Korea, said the company [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Defense giant Hanwha Aerospace Co. said Wednesday it has signed an agreement with U.S. defense company General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) to jointly develop a short take-off and landing (STOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), marking a major step forward in defense industry cooperation between South Korea and the [...]
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – More than a dozen South Korean firms showcased their high-tech military products at an exhibition in Washington on Monday, seeking to create or firm up their presence in the U.S. market, as Seoul and Washington pursue deeper defense industrial cooperation to confront North Korea and other shared challenges. From [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Hanwha Aerospace Co., a leading South Korean defense firm, has awarded a US$71 million contract to Electro Optic Systems (EOS) Ltd. of Australia to supply remote weapons system (RWS) units for Canberra’s next generation infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) program. Under the agreement with Hanwha Defence Australia, a subsidiary of [...]