Tag: Defense Acquisition Program Administration
South Korea orders Polish loitering munitions
South Korea’s Defence Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has awarded a contract to Polish private defence company WB Group to supply WARMATE 3 loitering munitions...
South Korea to acquire more AH-64E Apache attack helos
South Korea requested to procure an additional 36 Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters under the US Foreign Military Sales (FMS) mechanism, the US Defense...
KF-21 Boramae achieves aerial refuelling milestone
South Korea's indigenous KF-21 Boramae multirole combat aircraft performed its first aerial refuelling trial on 19 March, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced.
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South Korea accelerates maritime VTOL UAV development
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced on 29 January that it will commence development of a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) rotary...
South Korea commits to additional F-35As
South Korea signalled its intent to expand its fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters after the country signed a letter...
South Korea increases pace on missile shield development
South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced in early January that it is accelerating development of the Low-Altitude Missile Defence (LAMD) system –...
South Korea fields new Command Post Vehicles
The Republic of Korea Army (RoKA) has deployed a new 8x8 Command Post Vehicle (CPV) for the first time, the Korean Defense Acquisition Program...
South Korea greenlights fourth K2 MBT tranche
The South Korean government has approved the production of a fourth batch of Hyundai Rotem K2 main battle tanks (MBTs) for the Republic of...
South Korea accelerates KF-21 development programme
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said on 16 May that Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI)’s KF-21 Boramae fighter aircraft development programme has passed...
KAI KF-21 programme scores new development milestones
Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) has made steady progress on its KF-21 Boramae multirole combat aircraft development, with the latest successes including weapons release and...
