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Apr 18

Congratulations. The UAE is getting closer to purchasing the KF-21. One of the commanders of the UAE military himself boarded and flew the KF-21, which is the first time a high-ranking foreign military official has boarded it.
The UAE, like Saudi Arabia, is a country that has purchased Korea's cutting-edge weapons and is also a close strategic partner in the private sector. Notably, the UAE has purchased the M-SAM-II ballistic missile interceptor system and K239 MRLS and is close to purchasing the L-SAM high-altitude long-range interceptor system.
The Korean military has also conducted heavy equipment training and ballistic missile interception tests in the UAE and has also built a nuclear power plant in the UAE.

The KF-21 is a highly digitalized versatile fighter jet that can use various destructive Korean missiles.
Korea wants to use them as medium, large air-launched missile platforms.
Koreans have F-35A and F-15K, but it is extremely hard to use Korean weapons because of integration and airworthiness certificate matters, etc. The avionics, including the radar, are top-notch and have already passed extreme tests and are in production.
KF-21 will rapidly replace existing old jets.

Many people ask me about the situation in Indonesia. The Indonesian government has not paid the costs for a long year, and the Indonesian government and the Korean government ultimately agreed to reduce the technology that Indonesia will receive. Therefore, we can think of Indonesia leaving the position of 'joint development' a long time ago.

One of the KF-21 prototypes

Two seats mean many things.. (marketing)
The KF-21 can be easily converted into a dedicated EW fighter.

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Apr 3

Hyundai Heavy Industries said that it can build five Aegis destroyers for the US per year and is ready to expand. It also said that it can provide one ship per year to the US using its current spare dock, and that it has more room and cost-effectiveness than its competitors (Hanwha Ocean, Japan), and that it has over 250 veteran elite engineers required to integrate Aegis destroyers and combat systems.
It also said that a total of 12 domestic and foreign surface ships are currently under construction by Hyundai shipyards.
Take note that HHI is already rebuilding the navies of Peru and the Philippines.
Hanwha Ocean agreed to focus on submarines, while Hyundai Heavy Industries agreed to focus on surface ships.
Both companies are involved in the US Navy's massive MRO program.

So far, Hyundai Heavy Industries built three DDG-I Sejong the Great Aegis destroyers, and one DDG-II Jeongjo the Great Aegis destroyer.

■Hyundai Heavy Industries
■Hanwha Ocean

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@mason_8718

Mar 3

Will South Korea eventually arm itself with nuclear weapons? All the evidence is pointing in one direction, and they seem to be fiddling with the last remaining door. Korea began developing nuclear weapons in the middle of the Cold War but had no choice but to voluntarily give them up at a critical moment.
And now, in 2025, they have the highest level of missile technology and the strong will to invest, but the key is how they will deploy weapons-level nuclear weapons and what strategic advantages they can gain.
Will their enemies’ stance change just because South Korea armed itself with nuclear weapons? Nevertheless, South Korea will develop a large military, long-range, high-precision mass strike capabilities, MD capabilities, and pursue various nuclear propulsion capabilities.
France model? Israel model? Whatever, newly established Korean Strategic Command is now bigger than ever. We shall see about that.

KMPR Kill Chain 2023 version.
ROK Strategic Command mark.

IV-1 L-SAM M-SAM

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@mason_8718

Feb 2

Roaring missile sounds always pleasing. Beautiful, isn't it?
Poland is armed to record levels.
18 K239 Chunmoo MRLS systems were delivered days ago, total 90 Homar-K under their command now. Seem to be enough, but their goal is to secure 290 units of Homar-K. Imagine that CTM-290 tactical ballistic missile and CGR-80 rocket saturated attack on the enemies.
South Korean Army alone operates around 218+150 number of K239, which is amazing. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates also operate K239 many.
A variety of more intimidating missiles will follow soon.
(CTM series and KTSSM series)
This is just the tip of the spear.
And always remember, Speak softly and carry a big stick.

And that big stick, what Roosevelt said. American rules apply here..
As I've analyzed before, additional forward structure means it can operate CTM series and KTSSM series missiles.
CTM/KTSSM missile pods are actually slightly longer than CGR-80 missile pod.

KTSSM-I missile footage.
It is equipped with a penetrative thermobaric heavy weight warhead whilst CTM290 is equipped with a high-explosive fragmentation warhead.
Recently, Korea has succeeded in studies that dramatically increase the firepower of missiles.
It is a study on 'Reactive Material Structures' technology and 'Thermobaric efficiency maximization' technology, which is planned or applied to almost all major Korean missiles.

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@mason_8718

Nov 29, 2024

It's official. Congratulations.
L-SAM development finished.
■L-SAM.
ABM = Anti-ballistic missile interceptor. (TDACS, KV)
AAM = SM-2 equivalent missile.
■L-SAM-II.
HAI = High altitude interceptor. (Gel type DACS, large diameter sapphire IIR seeker)
GPI = Glide Phase Interceptor.
■M-SAM-III
PAC-MSE, but better.
■LAMD-I
Korean Iron-Dome.
■LAMD-II
Further enhanced version.
As I posted several times, this will be mass produce in the next year, and it is highly likely to export to Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.
So called naval L-SAM is being developed.

KAMD doctrine

< ABM >

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Nov 26, 2024

Seeing what Russians are showing off their 'Oreshnik' missiles to Ukraine, I wonder how Korean Strategic Command's High-power variants giant missiles would work. Especially Hyunmoo-V crazy big-ass missile and the other V variants or even VI.

Recently, Korea has succeeded in studies that dramatically increase the firepower of missiles.
It is a study on 'Reactive Material Structures' technology and 'Thermobaric efficiency performance maximization' technology, which is planned or applied to almost all major Korean missiles.

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