Kim Minseok

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UAE, South Korea Sign KF-21 Collaboration Agreement

1 week ago | aviationweek.com | Kim Minseok

SACHEON, South Korea—The air forces of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and South Korea have signed a letter of intent for comprehensive cooperation on the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) KF-21 fighter program as bilateral defense ties grow between the two countries. Chief of Staff of the UAE Air...
Anduril Signs MOUs With South Korean Government, Companies

3 weeks ago | aviationweek.com | Kim Minseok

Kim Minseok covers South Korean defense. He has worked as a journalist for South Korean military magazines Military Review and Defense Times. Mr Kim is also a research fellow at the Korea Defense and Security Forum, a think tank.
Hanwha, GA-ASI Link Up For South Korean Gray Eagle UAS Production

3 weeks ago | aviationweek.com | Chen Chuanren |Kim Minseok

SEOUL—South Korean defense prime Hanwha Aerospace announced it will invest KRW750 billion ($510 million) into development and production facilities for General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) MQ-1 Gray Eagle uncrewed system and engines. Under a new partnership with the U.S. manufacturer...
South Korea Discusses Transfer Of KT-1 Production Line To Indonesia

1 month ago | aviationweek.com | Kim Minseok

SEOUL—South Korea and Indonesia are in talks regarding the potential transfer of the KT-1 basic trainer production line from the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) site in Sacheon, South Korea, to Indonesia, as part of broader defense industry cooperation efforts. KAI has been proposing the local...
South Korean Heron UAS Destroys Parked Surion Helicopter At Air Base

1 month ago | aviationweek.com | Kim Minseok

SEOUL—An uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) has destroyed a parked Korea Aerospace Industries KUH-1 Surion helicopter at an Army Aviation Corps base in South Korea. No one was injured in the March 17 accident in Yangju, Gyeonggi-do province, which involved two Republic of Korea Army (ROKA) aircraft. An...
KAL-ASD Details New CCA Developments After Prototype Unveiling

1 month ago | aviationweek.com | Kim Minseok

BUSAN, South Korea—Korean Air Aerospace Division (KAL-ASD) has detailed its collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) projects after unveiling a new prototype. The company is focused on two types of CCA that are designed to operate in tandem to penetrate enemy airspace. Both are expected to make their...
Taiwanese Air-Launched Anti-Ship Missile Breaks Cover

2 months ago | aviationweek.com | Kim Minseok |Chen Chuanren

The baseline ground-launched Hsiung Feng III anti-ship missile on display at an exhibition in Taipei. An air-launched variant of the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) Hsiung Feng III (HF-3) anti-ship missile broke cover after an AIDC F-CK-1 fighter jet was photographed carrying the weapon at an unspecified airbase. In the image the missile's nose is marked with Chinese... Kim Minseok Kim Minseok covers South Korean defense.
South Korean Short-Range Air-To-Air Missile Concept Takes Shape

Jan 22, 2025 | aviationweek.com | Kim Minseok

The SRAAM-II incorporates features inspired by Diehl's IRIS-T, which has been test-fired from a KF-21 fighter. SEOUL—South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) unveiled the development plan and concept design for the Short-Range Air-to-Air Missile-II (SRAAM-II) during a public media briefing on Jan. 20. To ensure an independent missile supply chain and mitigate export-related issues with... Kim Minseok Kim Minseok covers South Korean defense.
South Korea Lays Out Engine Development Roadmap

Jan 22, 2025 | aviationweek.com | Kim Minseok

Kim Minseok covers South Korean defense. He has worked as a journalist for South Korean military magazines Military Review and Defense Times. Mr Kim is also a research fellow at the Korea Defense and Security Forum, a think tank.
KAI Secures KF-21 Performance-Based Logistics Contract

Dec 8, 2024 | aviationweek.com | Kim Minseok

SEOUL—Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) and the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) have signed the first KF-21 performance-based logistics (PBL) contract. The deal, signed on Dec. 9 and valued at KRW124.3 billion ($87 million), covers the provision of logistics support for 20 KF-21 Blk...