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Lee’s Special Envoys Meet Top Polish Officials, Highlight Defense Cooperation

Lee’s Special Envoys Meet Top Polish Officials, Highlight Defense Cooperation

SEOUL, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean delegation has visited Poland to deliver President Lee Jae Myung’s message on the commitment to further expanding bilateral cooperation in defense and other areas, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Wednesday. The delegation, led by veteran politician Park Jie-won of the ruling Democratic Party, was the first group [...]

Lee Lauds K2 Export Deal With Poland, Vows To Expand Cooperation In Defense Sector

Lee Lauds K2 Export Deal With Poland, Vows To Expand Cooperation In Defense Sector

SEOUL, July 3 (Korea Bizwire) — President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday praised Seoul’s recently completed defense export deal with Poland involving South Korean-produced K2 tanks, calling it a “splendid feat” for the Korean defense sector. Lee’s remarks came a day after the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced that it had secured the second [...]

Military Chief Holds Talks With U.S. Transportation Commander Over Alliance, Drills

Military Chief Holds Talks With U.S. Transportation Commander Over Alliance, Drills

SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top military officer met with the chief of the U.S. Transportation Command on Monday and discussed ways to bolster cooperation, such as regularizing combined transportation drills, the South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said. JCS Chairman Adm. Kim Myung-soo and Gen. Randall Reed held talks in Seoul, [...]

Hanwha Aerospace Teams Up with Romanian Univ. to Expand Defense Cooperation

Hanwha Aerospace Teams Up with Romanian Univ. to Expand Defense Cooperation

SEOUL, April 17 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean defense giant Hanwha Aerospace Co. said Thursday it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a Romanian university to expand industry-academia collaborations in the Eastern European country. The trilateral agreement with the University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest and South Korea’s Pusan National University aims [...]

U.S. Sets Sight on S. Korea’s Defense Offset Program as Possible Bargaining Chip: Experts

U.S. Sets Sight on S. Korea’s Defense Offset Program as Possible Bargaining Chip: Experts

SEOUL, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The United States appears to have unexpectedly included South Korea’s defense offset program in an annual trade barrier report in a bid to possibly use it as a bargaining chip for future defense trade deals with Seoul, observers said Tuesday. On Monday, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative [...]

Hanwha Group Discusses Defense, Maritime Cooperation with UAE’s Edge Group

Hanwha Group Discusses Defense, Maritime Cooperation with UAE’s Edge Group

SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Hanwha Group has held discussions with Edge Group, a defense conglomerate based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), to explore strategic cooperation in defense, aerospace and maritime industries, according to the group’s defense arm Tuesday. Kim Dong-kwan, vice chairman of Hanwha Group, met with Faisal Al Bannai, [...]

Kia to Showcase Non-passenger Defense Vehicles at UAE’s IDEX Trade Show

Kia to Showcase Non-passenger Defense Vehicles at UAE’s IDEX Trade Show

SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest carmaker, said Monday it will participate in the International Defence Exhibition & Conference (IDEX) 2025 in the United Arab Emirates this week, showcasing its non-passenger military vehicles. IDEX 2025, the Middle East’s largest defense industry trade show, is set to open on Monday (local [...]

South Korea Plans Land-Based Missile Defense System to Counter North Korean Threats

South Korea Plans Land-Based Missile Defense System to Counter North Korean Threats

SEOUL, Jan. 20  (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) is planning to develop a land-based version of its advanced Close-In Weapons System (CIWS-II), transforming a naval defense technology into a crucial last line of defense against North Korean artillery and drones. The system, which can fire thousands of rounds per minute to [...]