Hanwha

By Matthew Fulco
For Hanwha, the investment in Shield AI signals its growing interest in the unmanned aerial systems segment.
Supply Chain

By Chen Chuanren
Hanwha held an industry event in Oslo on Feb. 26, which it says has garnered interest for the missile system.
Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
Hanwha Systems is starting to push its L-SAM upper-tier air and missile defense system into the export market.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Kim Minseok
South Korea has laid out a roadmap for developing a homegrown engine capable of integration into its KF-21 fighter jet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The South Korean ministry of national defense did not provide specifications of the missile’s performance.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kim Minseok
South Korea's Agency for Defense Development (ADD) and Hanwha have revealed their new supersonic air-to-ground missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Iraq is purchasing South Korea's KM-SAM II medium-range, ground-based air defense system, becoming the third Middle Eastern nation to acquire it.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Matthew Fulco
Hanwha and its subsidiary Hanwha Defense Australia signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Advanced Navigation.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Chen Chuanren, Kim Minseok, Robert Wall
Seoul is preparing its future fighter for near-term service and a long-term evolution.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Hanwha Aerospace says its ready to support the South Korean government when it decides how to pursue an indigenous engine program for the KF-21 fighter.
Farnborough Airshow

By Chen Chuanren
South Korea has contracted Hanwha Aerospace to mass produce a high-powered directed-energy weapon, which the country hopes to operationalize by year's end.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
Hanwha Systems says it is moving away from working on multi-function radars in favor of developing multi-mission radars that can respond to diversified aerial threats.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Kim Minseok
South Korea has awarded initial production contracts for the KF-21 fighter jet to KAI, Hanwha Aerospace and Hanwha Systems.
Supply Chain

By Chen Chuanren
Hanwha will integrate its new AESA radar, featuring the "tile" type transmitter/receive (T/R) block design, on to the KUS-LW.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Kim Minseok
The Republic of Korea Air Force and South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration have confirmed that the L-SAM is on track to enter service in 2028.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
The Ministry of National Defense’s resource management office introduced policy directions for guided missile operations.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
South Korea’s Hanwha Corporation is venturing into the aircraft and engine leasing business under the banner of Hanwha Aviation.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Hanwha Systems has broken ground on its new Jeju Hanwha Space Center, a purpose-built South Korea facility for the manufacturing and testing of satellites.
Commercial Space

By Kim Minseok
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has unveiled a concept for a new armed UAV at Drone Show Korea 2024.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kim Minseok
Saudi Arabia will acquire 10 batteries of the KM-SAM Block II medium-range air defense system in a deal worth $3.2 billion, the South Korean Defense Ministry told media.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
Hanwha Systems has been awarded funds to develop an uncrewed helicopter to support South Korea's naval operations.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kim Minseok
A new South Korean rocket launched a reconnaissance satellite using a rocket that included a solid rocket motor for the first time.
Space

By Chen Chuanren
Defense companies in Seoul showcase ability to counter low-altitude and long-range threats from North Korea.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Arms exports topped $17.3 billion for South Korea in 2022, smashing the previous yearly record of $7 billion, set in 2021.
Budget, Policy & Operations