{"id":2206673,"date":"2024-10-03T08:00:56","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T23:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/?p=2206673"},"modified":"2024-10-02T18:17:52","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T09:17:52","slug":"south-korea-positions-itself-as-global-defense-player-at-international-expo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/10\/south-korea-positions-itself-as-global-defense-player-at-international-expo\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korea positions itself as global defense player at international expo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Korea Army International Defense Industry Exhibition (KADEX) <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kadexaroka.com\/eng\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">opened<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Wednesday, signaling South Korea\u2019s increasing role in the global defense market. The event, held at Gyeryongdae military headquarters, brings together 365 companies from 27 countries, including leading defense firms like Hanwha Aerospace, Hyundai Rotem and Lockheed Martin. Poland\u2019s Deputy Defense Minister Pawel Bejda attended, highlighting growing defense ties between South Korea and Poland.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">South Korea aims to strengthen its military capabilities through this platform, which features advanced weapons systems, including the K2 tank and drone-intercepting laser technology. The exhibition also serves as a hub for defense cooperation discussions, particularly with ASEAN nations, as part of broader efforts to secure new defense partnerships.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>WHY IT MATTERS<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KADEX highlights South Korea\u2019s ongoing ambition to become a key player in the global arms trade. South Korea\u2019s drive to sell homegrown technologies like the K2 tank to ASEAN and European countries reflects its desire to diversify export markets. Success in this endeavor could boost the domestic defense sector and provide long-term economic benefits.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Concurrently, South Korea\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.yna.co.kr\/view\/AEN20241002003251315\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reported purchase<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of Polish suicide drones underscores its strategic shift to quickly bolster its capabilities, particularly in countering North Korea\u2019s drone advancements. It also reveals that defense ties between Seoul and Warsaw are growing increasingly interconnected, and Poland\u2019s role as a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mnd.go.kr\/user\/newsInUserRecord.action?siteId=mnd&amp;page=1&amp;newsId=I_669&amp;newsSeq=I_85482&amp;command=view&amp;id=mnd_020500000000&amp;findStartDate=&amp;findEndDate=&amp;findType=title&amp;findWord=&amp;findOrganSeq=\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">key defense partner<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will likely deepen.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/tag\/business-economy\/\"><span class=\"tag\">Business &amp; Economy<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/tag\/defense-security\/\"><span class=\"tag\">Defense &amp; Security<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/tag\/inter-korean-foreign-relations\/\"><span class=\"tag\">Inter-Korean &amp; Foreign Relations<\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Korea Army International Defense Industry Exhibition (KADEX) opened Wednesday, signaling South Korea\u2019s increasing role in the global defense market. 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Poland\u2019s Deputy Defense Minister Pawel Bejda attended, highlighting growing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10407,"featured_media":2206674,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[24,26,28],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>South Korea positions itself as global defense player at international expo - KOREA PRO<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2024\/10\/south-korea-positions-itself-as-global-defense-player-at-international-expo\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"South Korea positions itself as global defense player at international expo - KOREA PRO\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Korea Army International Defense Industry Exhibition (KADEX) opened Wednesday, signaling South Korea\u2019s increasing role in the global defense market. 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