Shared worldviews drive growing defense ties between South Korea and Australia



Analysis Shared worldviews drive growing defense ties between South Korea and Australia Weapons deals support ROK’s domestic R&D and boost supply chain resiliency with democratic partner in region John LeeAugust 25, 2022 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Australian and South Korean naval vessels participate in joint exercises with the U.S. and Japan in the Tasman Sea on July 10, 2021 \| Image: U.S. Indo-Pacific Command When South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met ahead of the recent NATO summit held in Madrid, they shared their commitment to defending democratic values and expanding cooperation on energy, North Korea and other issues. Since then, the two governments have continued to signal interest in pursuing closer relations, particularly on the defense front. With speculation that Australia may not be receiving its highly publicized nuclear submarines within the decade, it appears likely that Canberra might have to continue to field its rapidly aging Collins-class submarines until 2050— a capability gap that South Korea © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. LATEST ANALYSIS 01Trump’s Alaska LNG claim shows who really runs the US-South Korea alliance 02South Korea’s missile defense push raises new questions over wartime stocks 03South Korea bank hacks expose weak links beyond core financial systems 04Lee-Zelensky feud exposes South Korea’s widening Ukraine policy dilemma 05Lee Jae Myung’s ‘pacemaker’ strategy tests South Korea’s leverage with Trump 06Trump’s Korea investment victory lap masks safeguards Seoul still controls 07North Korean POW dispute tests Seoul-Kyiv trust and future Ukraine policy 08South Korea’s CPTPP push exposes the cost of turning trade gains into consensus

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Shared worldviews drive growing defense ties between South Korea and Australia

Weapons deals support ROK’s domestic R&D and boost supply chain resiliency with democratic partner in region

John LeeAugust 25, 2022

Shared worldviews drive growing defense ties between South Korea and Australia

Australian and South Korean naval vessels participate in joint exercises with the U.S. and Japan in the Tasman Sea on July 10, 2021 | Image: U.S. Indo-Pacific Command

When South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met ahead of the recent NATO summit held in Madrid, they shared their commitment to defending democratic values and expanding cooperation on energy, North Korea and other issues.

Since then, the two governments have continued to signal interest in pursuing closer relations, particularly on the defense front.

With speculation that Australia may not be receiving its highly publicized nuclear submarines within the decade, it appears likely that Canberra might have to continue to field its rapidly aging Collins-class submarines until 2050— a capability gap that South Korea

Shared worldviews drive growing defense ties between South Korea and Australia

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