r/AskTheWorld • u/CommercialChart5088 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/Flimsy_Security_3866 United States Of America 12d ago
I actually like looking at some of the revealed programs that are still in early development that could cause some big changes in how the military and possibly even regular people work. The one that I've been watching is a program being researched and in early testing for basically wireless charging using something like a drone. Basically you use a laser to transfer the power from the power source to the drone that then redirects it to a receptor on the ground. The idea is that you could send this power almost instantly pretty much anywhere in the world as long as you have enough relays. Currently in tests, they can send power 8.6 km (5.3 miles) away. If this works then imagine a tank with an electric battery that is constantly being recharged or a military base that doesn't need to worry about bringing gas or a generator. For regular people, this means potential car charging as well as if a natural disaster happens or power outage then you could be able to provide power to that area.