South Korea

By Chen Chuanren
Hanwha Aerospace is expanding its engine R&D efforts following Seoul's commitment to pump $2.3 billion into development of a 16,000-lb. domestic fighter engine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Hanwha Aerospace is positioning its military MRO capabilities to support the U.S. Defense Department's Regional Sustainment Framework.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
China is widening the scope of its restrictions on the export of critical minerals to the U.S.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
South Korea has shortlisted a consortium led by KAL-ASD as the preferred bidder to upgrade 36 Sikorsky UH-60P Black Hawks for special operations.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
South Korea launched the fourth of its five military satellites into space on April 22.
Satellites

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Emerging Technologies

By Kim Minseok
The air forces of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and South Korea will cooperate on the Korea Aerospace Industries KF-21 fighter program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Emerging Technologies

By Kim Minseok
Anduril has signed three MOUs with South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration, LIG Nex1 and Korean Air to collaborate on uncrewed weapons and AI.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
Regulators in Singapore and 23 other Asia-Pacific countries have drafted a paper to facilitate the adoption of advanced air mobility.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Kim Minseok
As KAI's production facilities are operating at full capacity to deliver South Korea's latest programs, the KT-1 basic trainer line could be offshored.
Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
South Korea's Hanwha Aerospace says a capital raise of around $2.5 billion will fund expansion abroad, such as in Europe where defense spending has increased.
Supply Chain

By Chen Chuanren
KAI has also officially named its artificial intelligence (AI) pilot “K-AILOT.”
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Chen Chuanren
A senior South Korean defense official tells Aviation Week why he is confident of the KF-21's export potential as the fighter enters serial production.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kim Minseok
An uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) has collided with a parked Korea Aerospace Industries KUH-1 Surion helicopter, destroying both aircraft in the resulting fire.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Adrian Schofield
South Korean investigators have indicated that a power bank in an overhead bin was the most likely cause of a fire on an Air Busan Airbus A321 on Jan. 28.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
The Agency of Defense Development and Korean Air Aerospace Division have unveiled South Korea’s first CCA prototype, the Low Observable Wingman UAV System.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
The combined operating profit of the four largest defense contractors jumped an estimated 72% to 2.1 trillion won ($1.5 billion).
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
In 2023, Korea Aerospace Industries awarded Northrop Grumman a contract to supply ALMDS as part of KAI’s minesweeping variant of the Surion utility helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
South Korean startup Sum Air has achieved an important regulatory milestone as it looks to launch turboprop operations on regional domestic routes.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Emerging Technologies

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 Chen Chuanren
In the aftermath of a devastating fire onboard an Airbus A321 at Busan International Airport, South Korea has introduced new rules around portable batteries.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Brian Everstine
The first of two Army Theater-Level High-Altitude Expeditionary Next Airborne aircraft deployed to South Korea on Feb. 12.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
After losing the U.S. Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft and scout programs, Sikorsky is pinning its development hopes on two competitions.
Aircraft & Propulsion