SEOUL, Jun. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Rhee Keun, a South Korean volunteer fighter for Ukraine, was sentenced on Tuesday to a suspended jail term on charges of illegally entering Ukraine, defying a state travel ban to the war-stricken country. The Navy SEAL-turned-YouTuber entered Ukraine to join the Russia-Ukraine war as a volunteer fighter in March [...]
SEOUL, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Wednesday held a roll-out ceremony for the first FA-50GF light attack aircraft to be exported to Poland, in a symbolic display of the two countries’ growing cooperation in the arms industry. Under the theme of “Firm Commitment, Secure Future,” the ceremony took place at the headquarters [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The third prototype of South Korea’s homegrown fighter KF-21 Boramae conducted its successful maiden flight Thursday, the arms procurement agency said, signaling progress in the country’s high-profile jet development project. The jet took off from the Air Force’s 3rd Flying Training Wing in Sacheon, about 300 kilometers south of [...]