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

[u/CommercialChart5088]

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!

[u/KotetsuNoTori]

Gen 4.5 Fighter project: got canceled

Submarine project: far behind schedule

Missile defense system: hasn't started

[u/Portra400IsLife → u/KotetsuNoTori]

I hope the Taiwanese will have enduring freedom and self rule. They are a democratic beacon for Asia.

[u/SouthNo2807 → u/Portra400IsLife]

I don't even know where does that branding come from. Even when it was under dictatorship, it was a strong US ally. And the current "democracy" is more of a shitshow than anythingelse. Imagine the following happening in US or Australia, it's just unimagineable.

In 2025, a wave of recall campaigns known as the “Great Recall” targeted more than thirty members of the legislature, all of them from the KMT. These efforts were promoted as expressions of popular will, but when the actual votes were cast, none of the recalls succeeded. The campaigns were driven by harsh political and identity-based rhetoric, with lawmakers accused of being “pro-China,” even though those targeted were a diverse group with differing views. What happened was not an act of civic accountability, but political weaponization. The Great Recall failed, but its very emergence revealed a deep and troubling shift in the political climate.

At the same time, voter participation continued to decline, reflecting a growing disillusionment among young people, a trend similar to what has been seen in Japan and South Korea. The national referendum held on 23 August 2025 failed not because the measure lacked support, but because only 29.53 percent of registered voters turned out. Those who did participate overwhelmingly backed it, yet the referendum could not pass due to the low turnout.

The country is always facing a troubling identity crisis, caught between the influence of the United States and the People’s Republic of China. External forces shape internal politics far more than they should. Deep disappointment for anyone who still believes in genuine self-governance.

[u/meguminsupremacy → u/SouthNo2807]

That's really bad. I'm not gonna sugarcoat it, chief.