South Korea

Hydrogen-powered eVTOL startup LuftCar has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with eFrancisco Motors (eFMC).

Hanwha Systems has been awarded funds to develop an uncrewed helicopter to support South Korea's naval operations.

Large spans of water and a lack of strategic depth in some countries make airborne early warning assets a valuable commodity for air forces in the region.

North Korea’s General Missile Bureau has announced that it fired a new “strategic cruise missile” for the first time on Jan. 24.

North Korea has claimed a successful test firing of a new, solid-fueled, intermediate-range ballistic missile carrying a maneuverable warhead on Jan. 14.

Korea Aerospace Industries announced that it has delivered all 12 FA-50GFs to the Polish Air Force, 15 months after contract signature.

South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration has announced a Maritime Operation Helicopter program.

The U.S., Japan and South Korean militaries have activated a missile data sharing system to track and disseminate North Korean missile information in real time.

The United Arab Emirates has continued its aggressive move to embrace advanced air mobility.

A new South Korean rocket launched a reconnaissance satellite using a rocket that included a solid rocket motor for the first time.

The Defense Acquisition Program Administration announced the Embraer C-390 as the winner of the Large Transport Aircraft-II contract on Dec. 4.

Both North Korea and South Korea are expected to conduct their own satellite launches in the coming days to validate their respective rocket technologies.

The Raytheon SM-6s will be fitted onto the new South Korean Navy KDX Batch II destroyers, the first of which—christened Jeongjo the Great—has begun sea trials.

The South Korean National Assembly has assigned a KRW 238.6 billion ($182.9 million) production budget for Korea Aerospace Industries KF-21 fighters.

South Korean commercial banks are stepping in to provide financing for arms sales to Poland.

On the heels of three competitive victories in the last 18 months, the C-390 Millennium is gearing up for a new round of major contract opportunities around the globe.

The Korea Aerospace Research Institute has flown its electric- vertical-takeoff-and-landing technology demonstrator in public for the first time.

South Korean automotive engine component supplier Sambo Motors has unveiled a single-seat personal eVTOL vehicle.

South Korea’s 4.5-generation fighter program is looking for external support after keeping the KF-21 flight test on track.

Overair has announced an agreement to sell 20 of its electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicles to South Korean helicopter operator HeliKorea.

Studies are underway to fulfill another unnamed customer's export requirements for the FA-50, according to a KAI update at the Seoul ADEX airshow.

Kang Goo-young, chief of KAI, says that interest in the KF-21 has increased after witnessing test results and on-time development progression.

The Medium-Range Air-Launched Cruise Missile (MALCM)—designated KEPD 350K-2—will weigh around 2,000 lb., with range of 250 mi.

The contract marks a continuation of the growing collaboration between KAI and European missile manufacturer MBDA.

KAI revealed its development roadmap for the MC-X transport program at ADEX 2023, hinting at a "mothership" role to air-launch other platforms.