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Foreign Military Sales ( FMS) is a security assistance program of the United States government to facilitate the purchase of U.S. arms, defense equipment, design and construction services, and military training to foreign governments. [ 1] FMS is a government-to-government program where the United States Department of Defense through the ...
The defense industry of South Korea is the main supplier of armaments to the Republic of Korea's Armed Forces. Originally heavily reliant on the United States to supply weapons to its armed forces, South Korea began manufacturing its own weapons through the country's industrialization and military modernization efforts. [1]
The history of the Korean automotive industry began in August 1955, when Choi Mu-seong, a Korean businessman, and two of his brothers (Choi Hae-seong and Choi Soon-seong), mounted a modified and localized jeep engine on a US military jeep-style car body made with the sheet metal from a junk oil drum can and military junk Jeep parts to manufacture its first car, called the Sibal (car).
122 mm howitzer M1938 (M-30) 152 mm howitzer-gun M1937 (ML-20) 37 mm automatic air defense gun M1939 (61-K) 76 mm regimental gun M1943. 85 mm air defense gun M1939 (52-K) ISU-152. Katyusha rocket launcher. SU-100. SU-76.
Vehicle Image Origin Type In service Manufacturer Notes K1/K1E1 South Korea Main battle tank: 1,027: Hyundai Rotem: Produced from 1985 to 1998. All K1 are being upgraded to the K1E1 standard (equivalent to K1A2), completion expected in 2026.
The first tanks to be used by UN forces in South Korea were American M24 Chaffee light tanks, which were also used during the Second World War. They were sent to South Korea from Japanese army bases. While the Chaffee was useful for infantry support, it could not stand up to a T-34. American M4A3E8 Sherman tank at Battle of Kapyong.
S. Samyang Comtech. SNT Dynamics. SNT Motiv. Satrec Initiative. Categories: Defence companies by country. Military industry in South Korea. Manufacturing companies of South Korea.
Military equipment of South Korea is military equipment developed by South Korea. Subcategories This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total.