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Hanwha Systems, Northrop Grumman Partner For Joint Development Of Air Defense Systems

SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Hanwha Systems Co. has partnered with U.S. defense giant Northrop Grumman Corp. to jointly develop multilayered air defense systems, industry sources said Monday. According to the sources, Hanwha Systems has recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for joint projects in air defense systems with the U.S. [...]

North Korea’s Varied Missile Platforms Present Challenges for South Korea’s Air Defense

SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea’s recent series of missile launches using diverse platforms indicate its efforts to develop more powerful and harder-to-detect weapons, posing a challenge to South Korea’s missile defense system, experts said Monday. North Korea tested an array of missiles under development at the start of the year, including a [...]