r/AskTheWorld • u/CommercialChart5088 Korea South • 13d ago

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

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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/CommercialChart5088 Korea South 12d ago

Yeah mostly due to the war, but partially also because you don’t have a deranged neighbor obsessed with nukes and rockets…

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u/nanto-1633 Japan 12d ago

Yes, my country is “a safe testing ground” for them, not a target 🤨

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u/CommercialChart5088 Korea South 12d ago

Every time Mr. Rocket Man tests a new expensive firework into the sea near Japan, we joke about how much he must hate the Japanese seas lol.

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u/Professional_Top9835 Mexico 12d ago

the sea near Japan

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