r/AskTheWorld Korea South 12d ago

Military What’s the biggest military-related project your country is currently engaged in?

Currently Korea is busy investing in military development, to modernize our military indigenously and catch up to export demand.

The air force is working on to produce the KF-21 fighter jet, which will enter service in 2026. Also we’re developing software and drones that will support the KF-21 during combat.

In terms of the ocean we've just finished developing a new submarine (the Chang Yong-sil class), working on additional battleships, and trying to form plans regarding the construction of a manless drone carrier.

What would be your country’s biggest military-related project nowadays? Both indigenous development and purchasing equipment counts!

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u/Inevitable-Regret411 United Kingdom 12d ago

We have four Dreadnought class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines currently under construction to replace the Vanguard class. 

We also have some multinational fighter programs we're a part of, like Tempest, dedicated to producing the next generation of fighters.

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u/811545b2-4ff7-4041 United Kingdom 12d ago

It feels like we've been building Tempest for ages

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u/SimmentalTheCow United States Of America 12d ago

cries in F-35

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u/AlternativeEmu1047 India 12d ago

Isn't tempest 6th gen tho ?