South Korea Defence News

South Korea's long-awaited 4++ generation multi-role fighter is ready. The prototype of the KF-21 Boramae fighter was presented at an official ceremony at the headquarters of the Korean company Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) in Sachon, South Gyeongsang Province.

At the same time, the secretary of the Central Committee of the Korean Workers' Party (WPK), Lee Byung Chol, said earlier that these missile launches became the realization of the DPRK's right to self-defense, and North Korea will continue to build up its military power to improve the country's defense capability.

After the failed 2020 for the Turkish Altay project (the main battle tank of the Turkish army), the beginning of 2021 is promising. Turkey is in talks with South Koreans to supply engines to power the tank.

The long-awaited premiere of the South Korean fifth-generation fighter KAI KF-X will take place in April this year. The local arms supply agency announced the news. Production of the KAI KF-X prototype is going according to plan.

Military cooperation in the field of mobile air defense systems became a reality only a few hours ago. Saudi Arabia and South Korea begin joint production of the Biho II mobile air defense system.

Korea sent fighters after nineteen Russian and Chinese military planes, including strategic bombers, have violated South Korea's air defense identification area

According to the local Yonhap news agency, the South Korean air force received the first Cheongung II short/medium-range air and missile defense systems from the domestic defense industry, learned BulgarianMilitary.com citing Defence24.

At a special ceremony at the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering shipyard in South Korea, the country's navy acquired a new submarine, learned BulgarianMilitary.com.

Interestingly, Koreans define the machine they are creating, with the help of the American company Lockheed Martin and the European MBDA, as not the 5th or 6th, but … 4.5 generation aircraft.

South Korea has embarked on an ambitious UAV development program capable of performing a wide variety of tasks. Some of them can be equipped with small arms, learned BulgarianMilitary.com citing Naked Science.

South Korean Defense Minister announced on August 10 that it intends to introduce modernized Dosan Ahn Chang-ho submarines capable of carrying more ballistic missiles in the next five years, learned BulgarianMilitary.com citing Defence24.

South Korea has presented a prototype radar of its own design, equipped with an active phased array antenna, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, citing Naked Science.

Kim Jong-un announced the impending large-scale provocation of Seoul and readiness for an immediate missile strike, learned BulgarianMilitary.com citing news agency Aviapro.

North Korea has called on its southern neighbor to desist from accusing Pyongyang and holding it responsible for the demolition of the liaison office between the two countries. Otherwise, it would consider turning Seoul into a “sea of ​​fire”

“Our invincible revolutionary army will carry out an act of retaliation for insulting our people, which has never been so indignant before,” Pyongyang said in an official statement.

South Korea has increased monitoring and combat readiness along its border with North Korea amid escalating tensions between Seoul and Pyongyang, the Sputnik reported on Monday, learned BulgarianMilitary.com.

South Korea has decided to postpone the maritime military exercises scheduled for this week. The official reason is that there are adverse weather conditions, but many think that this is to avoid new angry criticisms of North Korea

South Korea has already made the best possible proposal in the negotiations on sharing the cost of maintaining the American contingent on the Korean peninsula, the Renhap news agency reported