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Seoul's submarines stuck en route to Manila

Despite Philippine defence undersecretary Irineo Espino's visit to South Korea last month, progress in Manila's submarine purchase deal is slow, hampered by Hanwha Ocean's supply difficulties with TKMS.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 30.11.2023

Viettel seeks South Korean help to build better drones

Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol with Vietnamese counterpart Vo Van Thuong, Hanoi, June 2023. © Nhac NGUYEN / AFP

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 05.10.2023

Washington and Beijing ready to relaunch military dialogue in host country

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (far left) and Chinese Minister of Defense Li Shangfu (far right) during a dinner for the Shangri-La Dialogue, Singapore, June 2023. © Kyodo via Reuters Connect

Subscribers only Defence 27.07.2023

MBDA faces unexpected competition from LIG Nex1 and Hanwha on Emirati corvettes contract

An unexpected South Korean bid has created consternation at European defence group MBDA, which is negotiating a contract with Tawazun to supply its missiles for the Gowind corvettes being built for the UAE by France's Naval Group. However, the European group has a head start.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 24.07.2023

US and South Korean intelligence investigate Western components on Pyongyang's satellite

On 16 June 2023, the South Korean army will present the debris from the North Korean rocket that was carrying a military reconnaissance satellite and crashed into the sea in late May. © Yonhap/Pool/EPA/MaxPPP

Subscribers only Defence Running story - Earth observation 14.07.2023

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South Korea's SI Analytics to track North Korean missile launch sites

The GEOINT firm is testing a data fusion product with the National Intelligence Service (NIS) to detect Pyongyang's missile launches.

Subscribers only Space 22.06.2023

Tokyo and Seoul go all in for Airbus imagery

With Maxar taking control of the US market, Japanese and South Korean government agencies are increasingly relying on the European group Airbus for their imaging needs.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 13.06.2023

Seoul reactivates all influence channels against Pyongyang in Europe

In contrast with Moon's presidency and its conciliatory approach to North Korea, new President Yoon Suk-yeol has all of his diplomatic and intelligence networks working to strengthen Seoul's influence over Pyongyang in Europe.

Free access Back-door diplomacy 06.06.2023

S2W pins hopes for EU breakthrough on language model trained on dark web

In mid-May, South Korean threat intelligence company S2W published research on the first language model pretrained on the dark web. Now the firm is eager to enter the European market, but experts in the field remain sceptical.

Subscribers only Cybersecurity 31.05.2023

Foreign trade and diplomacy goals converge in Philippines' Agila Subic shipyard

With the Pentagon's full support, the US fund Cerberus will act as a kingmaker for all the Philippine Navy's projects at the Agila Subic shipyard. The first dossier it will handle is the construction of a base for submarines that Manilla plans to buy from either South Korea or France.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 24.05.2023

Seoul's nuclear goals spark intense talks between China and US

By raising the idea of a new nuclear autonomy strategy, South Korea has forced Washington and Beijing to quietly seek common ground over the issue.

Subscribers only Defence 10.05.2023

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UAE, Saudi Arabia, India and South Korea secretly supply missiles to Ukraine

While officially neutral, a number of Western defence industry client countries are indirectly helping Ukraine's war effort by providing access to their weaponry stocks. Intelligence Online investigates the supply of French Crotale, Mistral and Milan missiles for use against Russia.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 28.03.2023

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Nuclear exports: Washington prepares legal and political arsenal as Westinghouse and KEPCO stand by for court action

Washington is preparing a legislative package to help it head off competition from Russia's Rosatom and Chinese groups for new nuclear power plant contracts in Europe and the Middle East. At the same time, US national champion Westinghouse is looking to sideline Korea's KEPCO group.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 14.02.2023

Stealien supplies its cyber products to the South Korean intelligence services

South Korea, which is already well established in the geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) industry, is developing its cyber intelligence capacities with help from local contractor Stealien.

Subscribers only Contractors 11.01.2023

Abu Dhabi opens its arms to LIG Nex1's new satellite observation radars

LIG Nex1 has set up shop in the United Arab Emirates. The South Korean company, which is looking to develop synthetic-aperture radars for the space industry, is betting on Abu Dhabi, where a number of earth observation programmes are looking for industrial partners.

Subscribers only Space 22.11.2022

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Career diplomat Kim Kyou-hyun sets about reforming South Korea's top intelligence service

President Yoon Seok-youl, who wants to get the intelligence services back to work in the service of the country's foreign policy priorities - the United States, China and North Korea, is counting on the new head of the National Intelligence Service (NIS), Kim Kyou-hyun, a civil servant who has a close understanding of these three key policy areas.

Subscribers only Agencies 09.09.2022

South Korean President Yoon Seok-youl (left) and National Intelligence Service (NIS) chief Kim Kyou-hyun.

US and South Korea move closer to a common nuclear power plants bid against France's EDF

In what could become a remake of the big nuclear power contract awarded by Abu Dhabi in 2009, Washington and Seoul are looking to work together to supply several nuclear power stations to Poland. This has weakened the position of France, also in the running.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 15.07.2022

Prospect of NATO presence in Indo-Pacific region creates havoc in the Quad

Japan and South Korea believe that a NATO presence in the East would help counterbalance the influence of China and strengthen the credibility of the US's commitments in the region. India is against the idea, however, fearing that it could escalate the risk of military conflict.

Subscribers only Defence 06.07.2022

South Korean intelligence eyes up Aleph Networks' cyber tools

French dark web specialist Aleph Networks' tools are attracting interest from Seoul's intelligence services. Struggling with their neighbour, North Korea, the services are in the midst of a major overhaul and are working hard to develop their cyber capacities.

Subscribers only Cybersecurity 27.06.2022

Tokyo and Seoul enlist Taiwan's Jason Ho in microchip wars against China

Keen not to be excluded from the big chip game, Japan has posted a mysterious lobbyist to California.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 04.05.2022

France, UK, muscle into Seoul's Indo-Pacific plans

Since South Korea began openly discussing its position in the debate over the Indo-Pacific region's political and strategic architecture, delegations of French and British officials have been pouring into the country in an attempt to wield influence.

Subscribers only Defence 01.04.2022

South Korea president-elect puts intelligence services on war footing against Pyongyang

Yoon Suk-yeol has revived dialogue with Washington and Tokyo to try to reconsitute the US-Japan-South Korea alliance.

Subscribers only Operations 31.03.2022

Korean president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol on 10 March.

Seoul uses influential agents to break into defence

If China, much to Washington's dismay, is pushing hard to make its mark on Saudi Arabia's sovereign markets, the real winners of Riyadh's new interest in Asia remain, for now, South Korean.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 10.01.2022

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Airbus turns page on turbulent period in Seoul

Over the past few years, South Korea has been a complicated territory for Airbus. The group, battered by difficult commercial campaigns and multiple anti-corruption investigations, finally seems to be regaining its foothold in both the civil and military markets.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 16.11.2021

Korea Aerospace Industries' Light Armed Helicopter (LAH), based on the Airbus H155, was developed following a contract signed in early 2015 between the Korean manufacturer and Airbus.

Seoul reforms intelligence to build bridges with Pyongyang

The current reform of South Korea's intelligence service, the National Intelligence Service (NIS), is delighting politicians inside and outside South [...]

Subscribers only Agencies 27.01.2021

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All articles - South Korea

Seoul's submarines stuck en route to Manila

Viettel seeks South Korean help to build better drones

Washington and Beijing ready to relaunch military dialogue in host country

MBDA faces unexpected competition from LIG Nex1 and Hanwha on Emirati corvettes contract

US and South Korean intelligence investigate Western components on Pyongyang's satellite

Spotlight
South Korea's SI Analytics to track North Korean missile launch sites

Tokyo and Seoul go all in for Airbus imagery

Seoul reactivates all influence channels against Pyongyang in Europe

S2W pins hopes for EU breakthrough on language model trained on dark web

Foreign trade and diplomacy goals converge in Philippines' Agila Subic shipyard

Seoul's nuclear goals spark intense talks between China and US

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UAE, Saudi Arabia, India and South Korea secretly supply missiles to Ukraine

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Nuclear exports: Washington prepares legal and political arsenal as Westinghouse and KEPCO stand by for court action

Stealien supplies its cyber products to the South Korean intelligence services

Abu Dhabi opens its arms to LIG Nex1's new satellite observation radars

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Career diplomat Kim Kyou-hyun sets about reforming South Korea's top intelligence service

US and South Korea move closer to a common nuclear power plants bid against France's EDF

Prospect of NATO presence in Indo-Pacific region creates havoc in the Quad

South Korean intelligence eyes up Aleph Networks' cyber tools

Tokyo and Seoul enlist Taiwan's Jason Ho in microchip wars against China

France, UK, muscle into Seoul's Indo-Pacific plans

South Korea president-elect puts intelligence services on war footing against Pyongyang

Seoul uses influential agents to break into defence

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Airbus turns page on turbulent period in Seoul

Seoul reforms intelligence to build bridges with Pyongyang

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All articles - South Korea

Seoul's submarines stuck en route to Manila

Viettel seeks South Korean help to build better drones

Washington and Beijing ready to relaunch military dialogue in host country

MBDA faces unexpected competition from LIG Nex1 and Hanwha on Emirati corvettes contract

US and South Korean intelligence investigate Western components on Pyongyang's satellite

Spotlight South Korea's SI Analytics to track North Korean missile launch sites

Tokyo and Seoul go all in for Airbus imagery

Seoul reactivates all influence channels against Pyongyang in Europe

S2W pins hopes for EU breakthrough on language model trained on dark web

Foreign trade and diplomacy goals converge in Philippines' Agila Subic shipyard

Seoul's nuclear goals spark intense talks between China and US

Spotlight UAE, Saudi Arabia, India and South Korea secretly supply missiles to Ukraine

Spotlight Nuclear exports: Washington prepares legal and political arsenal as Westinghouse and KEPCO stand by for court action

Stealien supplies its cyber products to the South Korean intelligence services

Abu Dhabi opens its arms to LIG Nex1's new satellite observation radars

Spymaster Career diplomat Kim Kyou-hyun sets about reforming South Korea's top intelligence service

US and South Korea move closer to a common nuclear power plants bid against France's EDF

Prospect of NATO presence in Indo-Pacific region creates havoc in the Quad

South Korean intelligence eyes up Aleph Networks' cyber tools

Tokyo and Seoul enlist Taiwan's Jason Ho in microchip wars against China

France, UK, muscle into Seoul's Indo-Pacific plans

South Korea president-elect puts intelligence services on war footing against Pyongyang

Seoul uses influential agents to break into defence

Spotlight Airbus turns page on turbulent period in Seoul

Seoul reforms intelligence to build bridges with Pyongyang

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South Korea's SI Analytics to track North Korean missile launch sites

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UAE, Saudi Arabia, India and South Korea secretly supply missiles to Ukraine

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Nuclear exports: Washington prepares legal and political arsenal as Westinghouse and KEPCO stand by for court action

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Career diplomat Kim Kyou-hyun sets about reforming South Korea's top intelligence service

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Airbus turns page on turbulent period in Seoul