South Korea Plans Meteor, IRIS-T Integration On KF-X

SEOUL, TAIPEI—The MBDA Meteor and Diehl IRIS-T missiles will equip the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) KF-X fighter, South Korea’s defense procurement office says, outlining a plan to avoid complete reliance on U.S. weapons. The manufacturers have agreed to supply the weapons, says the office, the...
Kim Minseok

Kim Minseok covers South Korean defense. He has worked as a journalist for South Korean military magazines Military Review and Defense Times. Mr Kim is also a research fellow at the Korea Defense and Security Forum, a think tank.

Bradley Perrett

Bradley Perrett covered China, Japan, South Korea and Australia. He is a Mandarin-speaking Australian.

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