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Jul- 2026 -

14 July

South Korean F-15K Slam Eagle Fighters to Receive EPAWSS EW Suite

The Republic of Korea Air Force F-15K Slam Eagle fighters are set to receive BAE Systems’ AN/ALQ-250 Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability Systems.

13 July

Asia Pacific

Giulia Bernacchi

S. Korean Military Hit by Record Number of Cyberattack Attempts

South Korea's military registered a record number of cyberattack attempts targeting its networks and websites.

8 July

Commentary

Republic of Korea Navy sailors board USS Theodore Roosevelt during the RIMPAC 2026 exercise at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

Jihoon Yu

How South Korea Can Help Rebuild US Naval Power

South Korea can't build the US Navy, but it can help fix the industrial base behind it.

8 July

Asia Pacific

The headquarters of South Korea’s Agency for Defense Development. Photo: Agency for Defense Development

Samantha Alexa

South Korea Launches Homegrown Add+i AI for Defense Research

Defense researchers in South Korea can now use a homegrown generative AI platform for classified work, eliminating the need to rely on commercial tools.

8 July

Asia Pacific

Naver CEO Choi Soo-yeon (left), Korea Aerospace Industries President and CEO Kim Jong-chul (center), and Naver Cloud CEO Kim Yu-won sign a strategic agreement to collaborate on sovereign AI technologies for South Korea’s aerospace and defense sectors. Photo: Naver

Samantha Alexa

Naver and KAI to Build South Korea’s AI Backbone for Future Defense

South Korea’s technology giant Naver has partnered with Korea Aerospace Industries and Naver Cloud to develop a sovereign artificial intelligence model tailored for the country’s defense sector.

7 July

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Rojoef Manuel

Milrem UGVs to Gain Hanwha Sensors, Jamming and Weapon Systems

Estonian unmanned ground vehicle developer Milrem Robotics and South Korea’s Hanwha Systems have signed an agreement to explore integrating advanced payloads into tactical ground drones.

6 July

Sea

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Hanwha Builds Missile-Armed Robot Warship With 290-Km Strike Range

Hanwha may be reshaping Korean naval operations with a new USV designed to coordinate strikes alongside manned ships and command posts.

2 July

Sea

Republic of Korea navy Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer ROKS Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin (DDH 975) sails during the at-sea phase of Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Terrin Hartman)

Rojoef Manuel

Hanwha Wins Lead Role in S. Korea’s $5B KDDX Destroyer Program

Hanwha Ocean has emerged as the preferred bidder to construct the lead ship for South Korea's $5 billion Korea Destroyer Next Generation program, ending a two-year procurement dispute over the naval effort.

1 July

Asia Pacific

South Korean soldiers stand at the main gate of a military training unit in Yeoncheon

Giulia Bernacchi

S. Korea Revises Military Radio Upgrade Program After US Security Restrictions

South Korea has revised its program to introduce the NATO-standard SATURN waveform across the military's tactical radio network.

Jun- 2026 -

28 June

Asia Pacific

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (left) shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung

Staff Writer With AFP

S. Korea, Japan Reaffirm Pledge to Denuclearize Korean Peninsula

The defense ministers of South Korea and Japan reaffirmed on Sunday their countries' commitment to the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, despite Pyongyang's repeated pledges to expand its nuclear arsenal.

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