South Korea
First Virtual City Open on Metaverse
Seoul, the capital of South Korea, is the world's first city to be launched on a metaverse platform. The Metaverse Seoul project is a...
Smart Contact Lens for 3D AR Navigation
A smart contact lens is a product attached to the human eye like a normal lens that provides various information. Research on these lenses...
North Korean Hackers Use Ransomware to Fund Operations
North Korean state sponsored cyber criminals are carrying out ransomware attacks against healthcare and critical infrastructure to fund further operations, according to an official...
Innovative Amphibious System – Taking Inspiration from Nature
A new system has been recently developed, and this one has taken some inspiration from the world around us.
Researchers from the Gwangju Institute of...
New Hybrid Scanner to Enhance Airport Security
Cargo security checks in airports for the detection of explosives and other illegal substances are usually based on X-ray technology. While these scanners are...
South Korea to Test-Fire its New Missile
Amid growing concerns over North Korea's evolving missile threats, South Korea plans to test-fire a long-range surface-to-air missile (L-SAM) under development.
The state-run Agency for...
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Tech Development Accelerated
The flight range of multi-copter drones is limited due to their relatively short battery life. Hydrogen fuel cell drones feature an extended flight time...
Aircraft Inspection Breakthrough Demonstrated
Aircraft inspection by drones has transformed maintenance norms and is being introduced by airlines around the world. Whereas maintenance specialists previously had to perform...
Next Internet Revolution Already Applied in Military Training
Metaverse, the next internet revolution, represents a shift in how we interact with technology. The technologies that make up the metaverse can include virtual...
South Korea is Developing Stealth Drone
South Korea is developing stealth technology for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). Its Agency for Defense Development (ADD) revealed that key technologies for minimizing a...
Rail-Mounted Robot to Secure South Korean Border
South Korea plans to deploy two new surveillance systems later this year to enhance border security amid heightened tensions with neighboring North Korea. The...
South Korea’s Armed Forces Improving Their Laser Capabilities
South Korea has been improving its laser weapons capabilities as a defensive measure against space-based nuclear or intercontinental ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons.
The country’s...
South Korea Developing Its Own Attack Helicopter
South Korea is planning to develop an indigenous attack helicopter to meet a Republic of Korea Marine Corps (RoKMC) requirement for 20–24 such rotorcraft....
KAI and IAI Sign Agreement on Loitering Munitions Systems
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) have signed a Memorandum of Understandings (MOU) for collaboration in which the companies will offer...
IAI Wins Avionic Upgrade Tenders in South Korea
Israel Aerospace Industries' (IAI) Aviation Group won three avionic upgrade contracts worth approximately $50 million in South Korea, in 2020. The win includes three...
Heat Signature Can Now Be Cloaked
New research inspired by the intriguing cloaking properties of squid, octopus, etc. promises to help troops cloak their heat signatures.
Recent advances in metamaterials and...
South Korea Enhancing its Search and Rescue Capabilities
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has completed deliveries of the eight KUH-1M Surion utility helicopters configured for medical evacuation (medevac) missions that were ordered by...
Giant Deal in 5G Communications
5G networks are touted as promising an exponential leap in the amount and speed of wireless data, enabling advances in self-driving vehicles, virtual reality,...
North Korea is Enhancing its Electronic Warfare Capabilities
North Korea may embark on more aggressive jamming-related activities toward South Korea than in the past. North Korea has been developing a new GPS...
Shift in Seoul’s Defense R&D
A new legislation is expected to turn South Korea into an independent state in military technologies and to help the country prepare for "rapidly...
This Radar will Detect Mini Drones at 3KM Range
Due to the lack of a domestic radar detection technology, South Korea has been using many radar systems from abroad such as drone detection...
Advanced LiDAR Sensors Significantly Increase Security
South Korea has been upgrading perimeter security at sensitive sites from legacy camera-based systems and traditional ways of preventing intrusion. A LiDAR-based security solution...
