South Korea Wants Five Recon Satellites From LIG Nex1

SEOUL, BEIJING—South Korea has provisionally chosen LIG Nex1 to build five reconnaissance satellites due for launch between 2020 and 2023. LIG Nex1 has not yet been finally selected, however, and the military procurement office, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), says the company...
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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