South Korea

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
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has approved the purchase of Raytheon SM-3 surface-to-air missiles.
Missile Defense & Weapons

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 Adrian Schofield
South Korean LCC Jeju Air has decided not to pursue a bid for Asiana’s freighter operations.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
The demonstration was conducted over five weeks from March 11 to April 12 under the Korean Urban Air Mobility (K-UAM) Grand Challenge.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Kim Minseok
South Korea is working to establish its own F-35 MRO depot at Cheongju AB by 2027.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kim Minseok
South Korea has pushed the timeline of its latest AEW competition to the right after only one bidder submitted documents that met DAPA's requirements.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kim Minseok
South Korea will spend close to $6 billion on 40 KF-21s and related infrastructure and armaments through 2028.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The Incheon metropolitan government has released an advanced air mobility concept of operations for the port city, South Korea’s third largest metropolis.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Chen Chuanren
Korea Aerospace Industries’ KF-21 has conducted its first air-to-air refueling test, joining up with an A330 MRTT.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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
South Korea has released its KF-21 fighter aircraft production road map and is expected to sign for the first batch of aircraft in June.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Seoul has extended a contract with Pratt that will see the company provide performance-based logistics for F-15K and K/F-16 F100 engines until end-2027.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Korean Air has agreed to sell off Asiana Airlines' cargo business and support T'Way's European expansion to secure approval from Brussels for the takeover.
Airlines & Lessors

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
Seoul's Incheon International Airport is known for its air hub, connecting passengers to South Korea and beyond.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
South Korean drone maker This Is Engineering (TIE) has unveiled a full-scale prototype of its planned autonomous passenger eVTOL air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Chen Chuanren
Established in April 2020, during the pandemic Sirius changed its initial plan of carrying passengers into forming cargo airline.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
An air service agreement between South Korea and Indonesia is expected to open new regional routes between the countries.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
Two Indonesian engineers attached to KAI have been detained by South Korean authorities for alleged technology theft related to the KF-21 fighter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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

By Chen Chuanren
Large spans of water and a lack of strategic depth in some countries make airborne early warning assets a valuable commodity for air forces in the region.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
North Korea’s General Missile Bureau has announced that it fired a new “strategic cruise missile” for the first time on Jan. 24.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
North Korea has claimed a successful test firing of a new, solid-fueled, intermediate-range ballistic missile carrying a maneuverable warhead on Jan. 14.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Kim Minseok
Korea Aerospace Industries announced that it has delivered all 12 FA-50GFs to the Polish Air Force, 15 months after contract signature.
Aircraft & Propulsion