{"id":2198543,"date":"2022-08-25T16:30:37","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T07:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nknews.org\/pro\/?p=2198543"},"modified":"2023-04-05T16:11:42","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T07:11:42","slug":"shared-worldviews-drive-growing-defense-ties-between-south-korea-and-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2022\/08\/shared-worldviews-drive-growing-defense-ties-between-south-korea-and-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Shared worldviews drive growing defense ties between South Korea and Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"

When South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese <\/span>met ahead<\/span><\/a> of the recent NATO summit held in Madrid, they<\/span> shared their commitment<\/span><\/a> to defending democratic values and expanding cooperation on energy, North Korea and other issues.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Since then, the two governments have continued to signal interest in pursuing closer relations, particularly on the defense front.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With speculation that Australia may not be receiving its highly publicized <\/span>nuclear submarines<\/span><\/a> within the decade,\u00a0 it appears likely that Canberra might have to continue to field its<\/span> rapidly aging Collins-class submarines until 2050<\/span><\/a> \u2014 a capability gap that South Korea has offered to bridge with its Dosan Ahn Changho-class submarines.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In late July, South Korea reportedly offered to build Australia a fleet of the advanced conventional attack submarines in \u201c<\/span>seven years from signature to delivery<\/span><\/a>.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Days later, South Korean and Australian defense ministers Lee Jong-sup and Richard Marles met in Canberra, where they agreed to<\/span> enhance defense cooperation<\/span><\/a> in a wide range of areas, including the arms industry and military exercises.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The blossoming relationship builds on a $730 million defense deal Australia signed in Dec. 2021 to buy 30 South Korean-made K-9howitzers. Seoul is also<\/span> bidding to sell<\/span><\/a> its Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicles to Canberra.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, successful submarine-launched ballistic missile tests in Sept. 2021 and April 2022 solidified South Korea\u2019s position as the world\u2019s<\/span> seventh country<\/span><\/a> to have developed indigenous SLBMs \u2014 further raising its profile as a strong contender in regional arms sales.<\/span><\/p>\n

All of this comes against the<\/span> backdrop<\/span><\/a> of the Albanese government launching its strategic review into the Australian Defense Force (ADF), whereby it intends to assess and make recommendations on the ADF\u2019s \u201cstructure, posture and preparedness\u201d over the next ten years, starting from 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n

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President Yoon Suk-yeol and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese meet on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Madrid in June 2022 | Image: South Korean Presidential Office<\/p><\/div>\n

NAVIGATING A RISKY PATH<\/b><\/p>\n

Although President Yoon has often<\/span> proclaimed<\/span><\/a> that he would work toward further entrenching South Korea with like-minded liberal democracies, in practice, Yoon\u2019s foreign policy has not been much different from that of his predecessor Moon Jae-in.<\/span><\/p>\n

For example, the administration has<\/span> refused to supply Ukraine with lethal weapons<\/span><\/a> to avoid angering Moscow. And even though Yoonhas taken<\/span> a strong stand<\/span><\/a> against Beijing\u2019s demand that Seoul desists from deploying additional THAAD anti-missile batteries, Yoon himself<\/span> clumsily refused<\/span><\/a> to meet with Nancy Pelosi when she visited Seoul after her highly-anticipated visit to Taiwan.<\/span><\/p>\n

But South Korea\u2019s rapid growth as a serious arms exporter has not escaped notice \u2014 especially because Seoul is arming countries that face coercion from Beijing and Moscow.<\/span><\/p>\n

Poland\u2019s<\/span> decision<\/span><\/a> to purchase hundreds of tanks and armored howitzers and dozens of fighter jets from South Korea, estimated to total<\/span> US$15-20 billion<\/span><\/a>, marked the biggest arms deal in South Korean history. That sale alone more than doubles the country\u2019s<\/span> US$7.1 billion<\/span><\/a> worth of arms exports in 2021.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While the agreement might have been a boon for the South Korean defense industry, it also opens up South Korea to potential Russian diplomatic and economic retaliation if Poland uses those weapons to support Ukraine or even counter Russia.<\/span><\/p>\n

China also views South Korea\u2019s rising status as an arms dealer with suspicion. Although the Yoon administration has not crossed Beijing\u2019s red line by exporting weapons to Taiwan \u2014 and South Korea most likely never will \u2014 it has also been<\/span> reported<\/span><\/a> that former employees of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME)\u2019s partner firms leaked several blueprints of South Korea\u2019s aforementioned Dosan Ahn Changho-class submarine to Taiwan.<\/span><\/p>\n

Further, Beijing will interpret South Korea\u2019s increased arms exports to Australia in the broader context of Seoul\u2019s other arms deals. For example, South Korea is also looking to export or has already exported weapons to the <\/span>Philippines<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Vietnam<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>India<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Malaysia<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>Indonesia<\/span><\/a>. To one degree or another, all of these countries have had diplomatic or territorial disputes with China. Sooner or later, if it has not already, Beijing will view Seoul\u2019s status as a rising global arms exporter as a security threat to its national interests.<\/span><\/p>\n

North Korea will also eye South Korea\u2019s burgeoning arms industry with profound suspicion. As the DPRK\u2019s Soviet-era conventional weapons have far lagged behind their southern neighbor, North Korea will continue to invest heavily in its missiles and WMD programs. Recently, Russia has also<\/span> vowed<\/span><\/a> to improve bilateral ties with North Korea, making an arms race on the Korean peninsula appear all but inevitable.<\/span><\/p>\n

Russia, China and North Korea are not South Korea\u2019s only security concerns. As more countries continue to see Seoul\u2019s arms exports as a viable alternative to the U.S., this will also spur Japan to use South Korea as a justification for increasing its domestic arms industry. Although it is not yet a done deal, Tokyo is already looking to<\/span> expand its defense budget drastically<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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ROK President Yoon Suk-yeol visits Osan Air Base in Gyeonggi Province in May 2022 | Image: South Korean Presidential Office<\/p><\/div>\n

LONG-TERM REWARDS\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

On the other hand, improved defense ties \u2014 even if transactional \u2014 can often lead to closer relations in ways that are not always evident.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For example, South Korea has consistently chosen to purchase U.S.-made weapons, especially fighter jets,<\/span> over European alternatives<\/span><\/a>, and it is not easy to discount the political motivations behind such decisions. Similarly, India\u2019s refusal to condemn Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine was likely due to India having purchased <\/span>nearly 85% of its major military hardware<\/span><\/a> from Russia.<\/span><\/p>\n

For South Korea, its massive arms sale to Poland \u2014 which includes <\/span>generous technology transfer provisions<\/span><\/a> \u2014 will allow Seoul to set up manufacturing and maintenance centers in Europe. In turn, by establishing a foothold and expanding production in Europe, South Korea could see more opportunities for future arms deals with other NATO member states. This deal will also likely allow South Korea to deepen political and diplomatic relations with Poland, which is about to have Europe\u2019s largest army.<\/span><\/p>\n

Similar potential benefits await both South Korea and Australia. In an <\/span>agreement<\/span><\/a> signed last year, Australia agreed to boost exports of rare earth minerals to South Korea; the combined defense and rare earth mineral deals will allow Seoul and Canberra to pursue further cooperation in supply-chain resilience. Furthermore, boosting defense ties with Australia will move South Korea into closer alignment with the Quad.<\/span><\/p>\n

Finally, the most significant benefit of the arms deals is that the generated profits will allow Seoul to reinvest in further weapons research and development. South Korea\u2019s various weapons development and sales have been rapid, but so have <\/span>increases in costs<\/span><\/a>. Moreover, due to its hostile neighborhood, South Korea will not be able to decelerate its weapons acquisition and modernization any time soon, and it will need a lot of money to maintain that.<\/span><\/p>\n

South Korea\u2019s export of tanks, howitzers, light aircraft and smaller naval ships have served it well. However, if Seoul\u2019s proposal to sell its Dosan Ahn Changho-class submarines is any indication, it is likely that South Korea will also seek to export other weapons platforms such as the<\/span> KF-21 Boramae fighter jet<\/span><\/a> and possibly larger surface ships such as its Sejong the Great-class guided missile destroyers.<\/span><\/p>\n

These arms deals are not merely about chasing profits \u2014 they are also crucial for South Korea\u2019s long-term sovereignty and independence.<\/span><\/p>\n

Edited by Thomas Maresca<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Business & Economy<\/span><\/a>Defense & Security<\/span><\/a>Domestic Politics<\/span><\/a>Inter-Korean & Foreign Relations<\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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