South Korea

South Korea awarded KAI a KRW 685.9 billion contract to launch testing for the air-to-ground configuration of the KF-21 Boramae fighter on a new timeline.

South Korean launch newcomer Innospace is making a last-minute hardware swap on its Hanbit-Nano rocket, delaying the planned inaugural launch by two days.

South Korea’s launch service newcomer Innospace has signed an agreement with Southern Launch, opening the door for missions from Australia.

CycloTech has received a grant to support development and testing of the BlackBird cycloidal-rotor eVTOL flight demonstrator.

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South Korea has conducted an urban demonstration flight to validate multisatellite, multifrequency anti-jamming technology.

British uncrewed aircraft system developer Rotron Aerospace is set to work with South Korea’s LIG Nex1 to develop a new generation of UAS engines.

South Korea has approved a KRW65.8 trillion ($45 billion) defense budget for 2026, a 7.5% year-on-year increase.

South Korea has kicked off development of its indigenous Short-Range Air-to-Air Missile-II (SRAAM-II).

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Korean Air’s Aerospace Division and Hyundai Rotem have launched a joint program to develop a 35-ton-class reusable methane rocket engine for launch vehicles.

South Korea launched its KSLV-II, better known as the Nuri rocket, in the early hours of Nov. 27, marking the vehicle's fourth flight.

The city of Daegu, South Korea, is in the final stages of completing the master plan and basic design for a new civil-military airport.

The Korean National Police Agency has ordered one Airbus H225 medium-lift helicopter, which will become the largest rotorcraft in its fleet.

The launch window at the Alcantara Space Center in Brazil now runs to Dec. 22, the company says.

South Korea-based AirZeta, emerging from Asiana Cargo and Air Incheon, has been in operation for four months and is outlining its first results.

South Korean launch services company Innospace is aiming to conduct the first flight of its Hanbit-Nano rocket on Nov. 22.

South Korea is launching a multiyear program to design, build and test a full-scale, crewed stealth fighter technology demonstrator.

The Republic of Korea Air Force plans to field aircraft piloted by artificial intelligence by the early 2030s to fly alongside KAI F-50 and KF-21 fighters.

South Korea placed its fifth military Earth observation satellite into orbit, completing a constellation that provides the country with EO and SAR capability.

South Korea has launched the second phase of its advanced air mobility demonstration project with urban demonstration flights in the city of Incheon, bordering the Korean capital Seoul.

South Korea’s Parata Air has applied to the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) for a foreign air carrier permit and exemption authority.

North Korea has claimed it tested two hypersonic missiles on Oct. 22, describing them as part of an “important weapon system,” according to state media reports.

South Korea, Japan and Taiwan are possible sales targets in Asia for the newly unveiled X-BAT VTOL collaborative combat aircraft, a Sheild AI official says.

LIG Nex1 and Hanwha Aerospace unveiled six new air-launched missiles currently in prototyping during the ADEX 2025 defense exhibition in Seoul.