Biden's Warning to China: South China Sea Dispute Heats UpU.S. President Joe Biden is set to warn against China’s coercive actions in the South China Sea. He plans to clarify that the U.S.-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty applies to the Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands, where the Philippines and China are in a territorial dispute. This area rapidly emerges as a potential flashpoint […]
Japan's Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile: Rising Power in Ground Self-Defense Force-Part 3Future Developments: Extending the Reach and Stealth Capabilities According to the reports, the new missile will be developed based on the existing ground-to-ship missile. The Japanese Ministry of Defense will increase the range of the truck-mounted Type 12 ground-to-ship guided missile deployed on Miyako Island in the Okinawa and Miyako Strait from 93 to 124 […]
Japan's Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile: Rising Power in Ground Self-Defense Force-Part 2The Type 12 ground-to-ship missile system comprises two search and detection radars, a relay device, command and control equipment, fire control devices, and missile launch vehicles. Each missile launch vehicle can carry up to six missiles and can be deployed in numbers ranging from one to four. Additionally, there is a vehicle that transports spare […]
Japan's Defense Export Revolution: A Game Changer in Global Politics? - Part 4Competition between Korea and Japan in the fighter jet market is Inevitable The greatest concern for the South Korean defense industry is Japan’s move to export fighter jets. Japan, jointly developing next-generation fighter jets with the UK and Italy for deployment in the 2030s, has even revised its laws to facilitate sales. The Fumio Kishida […]
Japan's Defense Export Revolution: A Game Changer in Global Politics? - Part 3“The surge in South Korea’s K-defense exports stimulates Japan” The reason Japanese defense companies are aggressively launching sales is not only due to the strong will of the Japanese government to export defense equipment but also due to the changes in the rapidly growing global defense market after the Ukraine war. For example, in the […]
Japan's Defense Export Revolution: A Game Changer in Global Politics? - Part 2Japan’s First Offensive Weapon Export After World War II The South Korean defense industry interprets Japan’s move as an intention to curb the Korean defense industry as the boom in the South Korean defense industry intensifies, along with Japan’s transition to a normal country. Since the Ukraine war, countries worldwide have been increasing their defense […]
President Yoon's Budget Cuts Threaten Military UpgradesThe Yoon Suk Yeol government has seen a decrease in the proportion of the defense improvement budget allocated for introducing advanced weapons and research and development costs to enhance defense capabilities. In particular, it is pointed out that the proportion of defense improvement costs fell below 30% for the first time in eight years last […]
Unveiling the Phoenix Army Aviation Operations Command and Its World's Fourth-Largest 500+ Helicopters - Part 2The Army Aviation Operations Command boasts a history of over 70 years, starting with establishing an aviation unit under the Ministry of National Defense’s predecessor, the Unified Command. The Army Aviation Command was established on September 13, 1948, and on October 1, 1949, part of it was separated to establish the current Air Force. On […]
U.S. and Japan Eye Defense Treaty Overhaul in the Face of China and North Korea ThreatsThe largest scale since the Mutual Defense Treaty in 1960Propelling the U.S.-Japan combined forces, similar to the South Korea-the U.S. combined forcesThere is a high possibility that the U.S armed forces in Japan will secure operational authority in case of emergency The United States and Japan are preparing for the largest defense treaty revision since […]
Poland Unveils Upgraded Version of K2 Tank with Advanced FeaturesThe evolved performance of the K2PL (K2 Poland), the Polish export model of Hyundai Rotem’s K2 tank, has been unveiled. Unlike the existing K2 tanks, the K2PL is equipped with a Remote Control Weapon System (RCWS) similar to the ZSSW-30 turret system, an Active Protection System (APS) that can protect the tank from enemies, and […]
China Criticizes U.S. Plan for 'Ukrainian-style' Weapons Support to TaiwanChina has expressed its stance that the United States and China should break away from their “bad competition” as the U.S. Department of Defense included the so-called “Ukrainian-style” weapons support for Taiwan in next year’s defense budget. Although there was a backlash, it can be said that the level of response was entirely moderated. It […]
U.S. Government Approves $350 Million Weapon Sale to South Korea, MH-60R Engines IncludedSouth Korea has received approval from the U.S. government for the sale of weapons worth $350 million, including the engine of the maritime operations helicopter “MH-60R (Seahawk).” The path has been opened to introduce six U.S. General Electric (GE) engines. According to the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), on the 11th, this department approved […]
India Deploys K9 Vajra Howitzers in Disputed Border Area with ChinaIndia is deploying the K9 Vajra (meaning thunder in Hindi) self-propelled howitzer, locally produced via the technology transfer from Hanwha Aerospace, into actual combat. According to industry sources, on the 8th, Larsen & Toubro (L&T) delivered 100 K9 self-propelled howitzers manufactured with the technology transferred from Hanwha Aerospace to the Indian Army. The Indian Army, […]
China's Defense Budget Exceeds $250 Billion Amidst Heightened US CompetitionIt was set at approximately $257 billion, a 7.2% increase from last yearThe peaceful reunification with Taiwan is omittedAs was the case last year, the Korean Peninsula is not mentioned On March 5th, Chinese People’s Liberation Army soldiers marched outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing after the opening ceremony of the second […]
China to Increase Defense Spending Amid US Supply Chain ExclusionImplies confrontation with technological self-relianceThe defense budget is to increase this year, tooAbolish the press conference with the Premier at the NPC closingA more solidified message is “Xi Jinping’s one-man regime.” China strongly criticized the United States for implementing policies such as supply chain separation and exclusion aimed at controlling the export of advanced technologies […]
Biden's Warning to China: South China Sea Dispute Heats Up U.S. President Joe Biden is set to warn against China’s coercive actions in the South China Sea. He plans to clarify that the U.S.-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty applies to the Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands, where the Philippines and China are in a territorial dispute. This area rapidly emerges as a potential flashpoint […]
Japan's Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile: Rising Power in Ground Self-Defense Force-Part 3 Future Developments: Extending the Reach and Stealth Capabilities According to the reports, the new missile will be developed based on the existing ground-to-ship missile. The Japanese Ministry of Defense will increase the range of the truck-mounted Type 12 ground-to-ship guided missile deployed on Miyako Island in the Okinawa and Miyako Strait from 93 to 124 […]
Japan's Defense Export Revolution: A Game Changer in Global Politics? - Part 4 Competition between Korea and Japan in the fighter jet market is Inevitable The greatest concern for the South Korean defense industry is Japan’s move to export fighter jets. Japan, jointly developing next-generation fighter jets with the UK and Italy for deployment in the 2030s, has even revised its laws to facilitate sales. The Fumio Kishida […]
President Yoon's Budget Cuts Threaten Military Upgrades The Yoon Suk Yeol government has seen a decrease in the proportion of the defense improvement budget allocated for introducing advanced weapons and research and development costs to enhance defense capabilities. In particular, it is pointed out that the proportion of defense improvement costs fell below 30% for the first time in eight years last […]
Unveiling the Phoenix Army Aviation Operations Command and Its World's Fourth-Largest 500+ Helicopters - Part 2 The Army Aviation Operations Command boasts a history of over 70 years, starting with establishing an aviation unit under the Ministry of National Defense’s predecessor, the Unified Command. The Army Aviation Command was established on September 13, 1948, and on October 1, 1949, part of it was separated to establish the current Air Force. On […]
U.S. and Japan Eye Defense Treaty Overhaul in the Face of China and North Korea Threats The largest scale since the Mutual Defense Treaty in 1960Propelling the U.S.-Japan combined forces, similar to the South Korea-the U.S. combined forcesThere is a high possibility that the U.S armed forces in Japan will secure operational authority in case of emergency The United States and Japan are preparing for the largest defense treaty revision since […]
Poland Unveils Upgraded Version of K2 Tank with Advanced Features The evolved performance of the K2PL (K2 Poland), the Polish export model of Hyundai Rotem’s K2 tank, has been unveiled. Unlike the existing K2 tanks, the K2PL is equipped with a Remote Control Weapon System (RCWS) similar to the ZSSW-30 turret system, an Active Protection System (APS) that can protect the tank from enemies, and […]
China Criticizes U.S. Plan for 'Ukrainian-style' Weapons Support to Taiwan China has expressed its stance that the United States and China should break away from their “bad competition” as the U.S. Department of Defense included the so-called “Ukrainian-style” weapons support for Taiwan in next year’s defense budget. Although there was a backlash, it can be said that the level of response was entirely moderated. It […]
U.S. Government Approves $350 Million Weapon Sale to South Korea, MH-60R Engines Included South Korea has received approval from the U.S. government for the sale of weapons worth $350 million, including the engine of the maritime operations helicopter “MH-60R (Seahawk).” The path has been opened to introduce six U.S. General Electric (GE) engines. According to the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), on the 11th, this department approved […]
India Deploys K9 Vajra Howitzers in Disputed Border Area with China India is deploying the K9 Vajra (meaning thunder in Hindi) self-propelled howitzer, locally produced via the technology transfer from Hanwha Aerospace, into actual combat. According to industry sources, on the 8th, Larsen & Toubro (L&T) delivered 100 K9 self-propelled howitzers manufactured with the technology transferred from Hanwha Aerospace to the Indian Army. The Indian Army, […]
China's Defense Budget Exceeds $250 Billion Amidst Heightened US Competition It was set at approximately $257 billion, a 7.2% increase from last yearThe peaceful reunification with Taiwan is omittedAs was the case last year, the Korean Peninsula is not mentioned On March 5th, Chinese People’s Liberation Army soldiers marched outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing after the opening ceremony of the second […]
China to Increase Defense Spending Amid US Supply Chain Exclusion Implies confrontation with technological self-relianceThe defense budget is to increase this year, tooAbolish the press conference with the Premier at the NPC closingA more solidified message is “Xi Jinping’s one-man regime.” China strongly criticized the United States for implementing policies such as supply chain separation and exclusion aimed at controlling the export of advanced technologies […]
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