DN - Defence Notes

Koreas and UN Command begin talks on demilitarising border

16th October 2018

The two Koreas and the US-led United Nations Command began talks Tuesday on demilitarising a section of the heavily fortified border dividing the peninsula, as ...

LWI - Land Warfare

North and South Korea remove landmines at border

1st October 2018

The two Koreas on 1 October started to remove landmines along a section of their heavily fortified border as part of a summit deal to ...

DN - Defence Notes

US-South Korea military readiness hurt by drill pause

25th September 2018

The suspension of US-South Korean drills in summer 2018 hurt the readiness of the two militaries, the nominee to head US and UN forces in ...

DB - Digital Battlespace

US takes off gloves in global cyber wars: top officials

21st September 2018

The US is taking off the gloves in the growing, shadowy cyber war waged with China, Russia and other rivals, a top White House official ...

DN - Defence Notes

US sanctions Chinese military unit for buying Russian jets, missiles

21st September 2018

The US expanded its sanctions war against Russia to China on 20 September, announcing punitive measures against a Chinese military organisation for buying Russian fighter ...

DN - Defence Notes

Washington set to replace US military commander in South Korea

17th September 2018

Washington is set to replace the commander of US forces in South Korea amid a rapid diplomatic thaw on the peninsula, even as denuclearisation of ...

NWI - Naval Warfare

South Korea launches its first missile-capable submarine

14th September 2018

South Korea launched its first ever missile-capable attack submarine on 14 September, despite a recent diplomatic thaw with the nuclear-armed North. The $700 million, 3,000t ...

DN - Defence Notes

North Korea holds 70th anniversary parade, without ICBMs

10th September 2018

North Korea refrained from displaying its intercontinental missiles in a massive military parade through Pyongyang celebrating its 70th birthday on 9 September – a conspicuous ...

DN - Defence Notes

Japan claims China 'escalating' military actions

3rd September 2018

Japan's defence chief on 3 September warned the country faces a tough security environment, with China and Russia stepping up military activity and North Korea ...

DN - Defence Notes

Mattis says 'no decision' on future South Korea drills

30th August 2018

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis insisted on 29 August that ‘no decisions’ had been made about suspending additional military exercises with South Korea, one day ...

Land: fire control systems, Fire control systems

Korea Special-Purpose Weapon

Development of the Korea Special-Purpose Weapon (KSPW) to meet the requirements of South Korea's special forces was announced in 2010 and the system was unveiled ...

Counter-UAS systems, Commercial Counter UAS systems, Counter UAS systems

Drone Killer

The Uconsystem Drone Killer was unveiled in October 2015 and was developed in response to a UAV threat from North Korea, which saw four North ...

Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors, Fast attack / patrol craft and interceptors

Gumdoksuri

The Gumdoksuri class of fast attack craft is designed to replace the Republic of Korea Navy's ageing fleet of Sea Dolphin vessels in the coastal ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAVs

RemoEye-002B

RemoEye-002B is a close-range mini-UAV constructed using composite materials that can be prepared and launched in 5min. Its features include changeable fight modes during mission, ...

Military UGVs, Military UGVs

SCOBOT 200

The SCOBOT 200 is a larger two-tracked version of the SCOBOT 100 (see separate entry). It can be used for EOD tasks. It was tested ...

Destroyers

Sejong the Great-Class

The Sejong the Great-class of destroyers were built for the Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN) as the third iteration of their KDX continuous destroyer construction ...

Destroyers

Maya-Class (27DD)

The Maya-class (27DD) destroyers are the latest in a long line of modern destroyer classes for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). Well aware of ...

Deployable/static missile systems

Aegis Ashore

Aegis Ashore is the first operational land-based version of the Aegis Combat System originally developed by Lockheed Martin for the US Navy's Ballistic Missile Defence ...

Frigates

Daegu-Class (FFX II)

The Daegu-class frigates for the Republic of Korean Navy (RoKN) will be a follow-on batch from the recently built Incheon-class frigates. Sometimes the ships are ...

Landing platform dock

Dokdo-Class

To meet its requirement for a new amphibious ship, the Republic of South Korea Navy (ROKN) selected the Dokdo design from Hanjin Heavy Industries. The ...

Self-propelled rocket launchers, Self-propelled artillery rocket launchers

K239 Chunmoo

Doosan (now Hanwha Defense) developed the K239 Chunmoo long-range 16-round multicalibre MRL to replace the Doosan K136 Kooryong 130mm 36-round unguided MRL in Republic of ...

Land: battlefield and ground surveillance radar, Ground - battlefield and ground surveillance

Ground Artillery Location Type 904

The 904 artillery locating radar is designed to provide rapid and accurate location of various hostile artillery and rocket launcher positions simultaneously. It has a ...

Self-propelled guns, Self-propelled howitzers

K9 Thunder

Hanwha Techwin (formerly Samsung Techwin) developed the tracked K9 Thunder 155 mm/52cal SPH to augment and replace the Republic of Korea Army’s 155 mm/39cal M109A2. ...

Civil helicopters - medium, Rotorcraft

KUH Surion

In June 2006, the South Korean MoD awarded Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), partnered with Airbus Helicopters, a contract to develop its solution for the Korea ...

Self-propelled mortars, Self-propelled artillery mortars

XKM120

The XKM120 is a turntable-mounted, muzzle-loaded 120mm rifled mortar system that can be integrated into tracked and wheeled vehicles. It features an automatic loading mechanism ...