Tag: SOUTH KOREA

The KF-21 Boramae flew for the first time

The first test flight of South Korea's KF-21 Boramae fighter jet took place on Tuesday, placing South Korea among a small group of countries that have designed and tested an advanced supersonic fighter. According to South Korea's Defense Programs Command, the test flight of the prototype aircraft lasted a total of 33 minutes. Pilot Ahn…

July 28, 20220Comments

“Scum-like guy” – Kim Yo Jong insulted the South Korean defense minister

In a statement, the famous sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un labeled the South Korean defense minister a "scum-like guy" for expressing his support for preemptive strikes against the North. PHOTO: PIXABAY The insult came with a strict warning that South Korea in this case may face a really "significant military threat". PHOTO: Wikimedia…

April 3, 20220Comments

North Korean missile exploded shortly after launch

The South Korean military said Wednesday that a North Korean missile fired from Pyongyang exploded shortly after launch. The North Korean missile exploded while flying at an altitude of less than 20 kilometres, according to a South Korean military official. The official said the cause of the explosion remained unknown. However, the launch, the…

March 17, 20220Comments

January 11, 20220Comments

MILITARY NEWS World News

North Korea launch a Mach 10 MaRV Hypersonic missile

Pyongyang (North Korea) has been hard at work since the start of the year on hypersonic missiles as on January 11th, a hypersonic (probably MaRV) missile with a top speed of Mach 10 was launched in a second missile test since last week. Analysts estimate that a North Korean Mach 10 MaRV hypersonic ballistic…

South Korean F-35 “belly landing” mishap leaves the whole Fleet grounded

During a training session on Tuesday, a South Korean Air Force F-35 was forced to make an emergency landing due to landing gear system difficulties, according to officials, who stated that the pilot was unharmed. According to S.Korean news, agencies, the body of the F-35 was saved from significant damage because the S.Korean Air Force…

January 5, 20220Comments

September 20, 20210Comments

NEWS

South Korea successfully tested new ballistic missile for its submarines

South Korea will adopt a new ballistic missile for submarines within 2022, Yonhap News Agency stated citing a government source. South Korea conducted its first ballistic missile test on September 15th. The missile was launched from the Doosan Ahn Changho submarine at a testing site in Chuncheonam-do Province. It flew the planned distance and hit…

NEWS TECHNOLOGY

BREAKING: Turkey signed deal with South Korea for Altay key-parts

Turkish defense company BMC signs agreements with South Korean companies to acquire the engine for Turkish domestic Altay tank More specifically, as we had reported earlier on geopolitiki.com Turkish defence company BMC has signed agreements with two South Korean companies to build key spare parts for the Turkish domestic Altay tank that has been in development for…

March 9, 20210Comments

December 22, 20200Comments

19 warplanes violated South Korean airspace

South Korea said it scrambled fighter jets in response to an intrusion into its air defense identification zone by 19 Russian and Chinese aircraft on Tuesday. Four Chinese aircraft entered the Korean Air Defence Identification Zone (KADIZ) followed by 15 Russian ones, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). The South Korean military…

November 20, 20200Comments

TURKISH ALTAY: Negotiations with Korean Doosan and S&T Dynamics for a new engine

Turkish officials have begun negotiations with South Korean manufacturers to procure an engine and gearbox for the Turkish project tank "ALTAY". Plans for the use of the German MTU engine and RENK gearbox were recently blocked by the German federal authorities. Altay, first designed in the 1990s and restarted in 2018, is set to be…