Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI)
KAI is a South Korean aerospace company engaged in the design and manufacture of military and civilian aircraft, including trainers, fighters, and helicopters.
South Korea, Malaysia Sign FA-50 Jet Final Contract at LIMA 2023
Malaysias defense minister Mohammad Hassan has signed the final contract for South Korean FA-50 combat trainer aircraft on May 23 at the ongoing Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA)...
S.Korean KF-21 Receives Combat Certification
South Koreas KF-21 fighter has received a combat certificate, with the go-ahead for mass manufacturing of the jet. On May 15, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced it “obtained a...
FA-50 Light Combat Aircraft to Get Raytheon’s PhantomStrike Radar
Korea Aerospace Industries' FA-50 Light Combat Aircraft will be outfitted with Raytheons new PhantomStrike radar. PhantomStrike is a fully air-cooled fire-control radar designed to provide long-range threat detection, tracking and targeting...
Poland Selects Lockheed's Sniper Targeting Pods for its FA-50 Fighter Jets
Poland has received a U.S
South Korean KF-21 Fighter to be Mass-produced From 2024
South Korea's homegrown KF-21 Boramae fighter will enter mass production from next year, officials from state arms procurement agency said Thursday. The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) today briefed lawmakers during...
S.Korea’s KF-21 Fighter Prototypes Perform First Nighttime Flights
South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said prototypes of the homegrown KF-21 Boramae fighter jet have conducted their first nighttime flights. The third and fourth prototypes of the KF-21 conducted...
Lockheed Martin, Korea Aerospace to Develop TF-50A, an Advanced Version of the...
Lockheed Martin (LM) and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) are developing the TF-50, the most advanced version of the latter's FA-50 Light FIghter-Trainer aircraft.Lockheed Martin recently submitted the TF-50A variant in...
Korea Aerospace Reveals Poland’s First FA-50 Jet
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has published photographs of the first FA-50/PL light attack aircraft being built for the Polish Air Force. A contract for 48 FA-50s, said to be worth around...
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KAI Looks To East-South Asia, Middle East, Africa and South America For...
AUKUS Countries Detail Export License Removals for Defense Manufacture
Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States have jointly proposed significant changes to their national export control exemptions to facilitate defense industry collaboration within the AUKUS partnership
Germany Orders 68,000 Artillery Shells from KNDS for Supply to Ukraine
Germany's Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) has placed an order for 68,000 155mm artillery shells from European KNDS (KMW+Nexter Defense Systems) to support Ukraine's defense capabilities
KNDS, Rheinmetall, Thales to form New Company for MGCS Project
French and German companies – KNDS Deutschland, KNDS France, Rheinmetall Landsysteme, and Thales – are forming a new company to collaborate on the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) project
Israel to Decommission Patriot Missile Systems due to Disuse
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) is preparing to phase out its aging Patriot missile defense systems in the coming months, citing limited operational use, the military announced on Tuesday
Iran Developing Russian Lancet-like Kamikaze Drone
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is developing a new indigenous kamikaze drone that shares similarities with the Russian-built ZALA Lancet kamikaze drone
India Tests Missile-Based Torpedo Release System
Log Protection for Russian MSTA-S 155mm Howitzer
Kongsberg Supplies Turret for BAE Systems’ Amphibious Combat Vehicle
China's Third Aircraft Carrier, Fujian Commences First Sea Trial
Development Trends in Unmanned Surface Vessels
Unmanned surface vessels (USVs) have caught the attention of the world following their spectacular success in sinking Russian warships in...
Have Iran-Israel Missile Attacks Enabled Mutual Deterrence?
Iran's April 13-14 missile strike against Israel marks a paradigm shift in Tehran's approach to Israel; from previously relying on...
Free Flight to Russian Hypersonic Missiles as America's Own Hypersonics Program Delayed to 2027
As Russian Aerospace Forces pummeled Ukrainian positions in mid-March 2024 with hypersonic missiles, the Pentagon's own hypersonics program faces delays,...
Counter-trade, Undisclosed Deals May be Masking Russia’s Arms Export Numbers
A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SPIRI) report last week reported a steep fall in Russias arms exports- pushed to...
China’s “Moderate” 2024 Defense Budget Hides Frenetic Military Build-up
China on Tuesday revealed a draft defense budget draft for 2024 amounting to 1
Battle of Counter-Drone SAMs- Raytheon's Coyote Vs. Russian Pantsir-S1
The spectacular success of drones on the battlefield in Ukraine has prompted Russia and the United States to develop counter-measures...