South Korea

Code: SOUTHKOREA

News Activity — Last 30 Days

Total
7
Avg Daily
0.2
Peak Day
1

This 90-day news signal uses our proprietary FMS-focused term-matching model to surface relevant narrative activity; while not exhaustive, it reliably shows directional trends, with deeper precision tools available in premium tiers. Missing results may reflect coverage limits, term-mapping gaps, or timing, and should not be treated as proof of no activity.

HISTORICAL TOTAL
$47,632,818,561
PRIMARY-MAPPED EVENTS
3
DISCLOSED ESTIMATES
$445,800,000
COMBINED TOTAL
$48,078,618,561
Top systems mapped to this country

Based on curated event-to-system mappings from public disclosures.

System
Events
Most recent
1
Dec 5, 2025
Recent News Items — Last 90 Days (60)
PublishedTitle
Jan 20, 2026Turkish and South Korean FMs meet to expand strategic ties - Yeni Safak English
Jan 19, 2026After Transferring T-72s to Ukraine, Morocco Finds Abrams Insufficient and Eyes 400 South Korean K2 Black Panther Tanks - Defense Express
Jan 7, 2026South Korea’s KF-21 Fighter Jet Has a Message for the U.S. Air Force and F-35 - 19FortyFive
Jan 5, 2026USA Disbands AH-64 Apache Helicopter Squadron in South Korea - Мілітарний
Jan 3, 2026South Korea Announces KF-21 Jet Price - Defense Mirror
Jan 2, 2026South Korea to Deliver First Locally Developed KF-21 Boramae Fighter Jets to its Air Force in 2026 - Army Recognition
Dec 31, 2025South Korea’s KAI will modernize the Philippine Air Force’s FA-50PH light fighters - Zona Militar
Dec 30, 2025Cambodian residents condemn South Korea's T-50TH role - MSN
Dec 29, 2025Cambodian Residents Protest South Korean Arms in Bombing - 조선일보
Dec 25, 2025First Look: Kim Signals New Era for North Korea’s Navy With Nuclear-Powered Submarine - gCaptain
Dec 24, 2025N. Korea's Kim oversees test-firing of new anti-air missiles in East Sea - The Korea Times
Dec 23, 2025Estonia Orders South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS in Addition to HIMARS - Мілітарний
Dec 23, 2025LIG Nex1 develops navy manned‑unmanned combat system for South Korea - CHOSUNBIZ - Chosunbiz
Dec 22, 2025South Korea's 370 km/h Train to Become World's Second-Fastest - 조선일보
Dec 18, 2025Peru reaches agreement to acquire South Korean military technology - upi.com
Dec 15, 2025Air Force recovers Reaper drone that crashed last month off South Korea - Stars and Stripes
Dec 14, 2025South Korea’s Hanwha targets US-made 155mm ammunition components - Interesting Engineering
Dec 11, 2025Egypt, South Korea on FA-50 light combat aircraft - Tactical Report
Dec 10, 2025South Korea’s Hanwha, US defense startup Vatn to build underwater drones - Reuters
Dec 8, 2025Congress Moves to Restrain Trump in Annual Defense Policy Bill - Foreign Policy
Dec 8, 2025US Approves $112M Sale of Additional Small Diameter Bombs to South Korea - ExecutiveBiz
Dec 6, 2025U.S. Approves Million-Dollar Bomb Sale to South Korea - Devdiscourse
Dec 6, 2025U.S. clears $112M sale of SDB-I bombs to South Korea - Defence Blog
Dec 6, 2025US approves export of 624 GBU-39 bombs to South Korea - CHOSUNBIZ - Chosunbiz
Dec 6, 2025U.S. Approves Export of 624 GBU-39 Precision-Guided Bombs to South Korea - 아시아경제
Dec 6, 2025US approves possible $111.8 million arms sale to boost South Korea’s defence - TRT World
Dec 6, 2025U.S. Clears $111.8M Precision Bomb Sale to South Korea - Defense Mirror
Dec 5, 2025State Department Approves Potential Sale of Small Diameter Bombs-Increment I and Related Equipment to South Korea for $111.8 Mln - Pentagon - marketscreener.com
Dec 4, 2025North Korea’s Air Force Su-25 attack aircraft are being equipped with new cruise missiles, air-to-air missiles, and anti-tank missiles - Zona Militar
Dec 2, 2025Project launched to develop short-range air-to-air missiles for homegrown fighter jets - Yonhap News Agency
Dec 1, 2025South Korea forms ministerial body to guide fighter engine development - FlightGlobal
Dec 1, 2025EDEX 2025: South Korea Pitches FA-50 Light Fighter for Egypt Air Force Modernization - Army Recognition
Nov 28, 2025Hanwha Aerospace awarded L-SAM contract to enhance South Korea’s air defence network - Euro-sd
Nov 28, 2025South Korea's Private Space Era Begins, Commercial Success Vital - 조선일보
Nov 28, 2025USA Shoots Down its Own MQ-9 Reaper Drone near South Korea’s Coast - Мілітарний
Nov 27, 20251 Korean volunteer soldier in Ukraine confirmed dead - The Korea Times
Nov 25, 2025The U.S. Air Force said Tuesday that it was trying to recover an MQ-9 Reaper drone that fell into the Yellow Sea off South Korea’s west coast a day earlier. - facebook.com
Nov 25, 2025US Air Force MQ-9 Reaper Drone Crashes Near South Korea Coast - Букви
Nov 25, 2025Investigation underway into recent crash of U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone - upi.com
Nov 25, 2025U.S. Air Force Searches for Fallen Reaper Drone in Yellow Sea - The New York Times
Nov 25, 2025US-made MQ-9 Reaper drone falls into sea off South Korea - خبرگزاری برنا
Nov 25, 2025$28 Million MQ-9 Reaper Drone Crashes Into Yellow Sea Off South Korea - DroneXL.co
Nov 25, 2025US Air Force MQ-9 Reaper armed drone, deployed to spy on North Korea and China, crashes off South Korean c - The Economic Times
Nov 25, 2025U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone crashes off South Korea during routine mission - İlke Haber Ajansı
Nov 25, 2025U.S. MQ-9 Reaper Crashes into Yellow Sea during Routine Mission - Defense Mirror
Nov 24, 2025U.S. Reaper drone based in Korea crashes into Yellow Sea, cause yet unknown - Korea JoongAng Daily
Nov 24, 202544 Billion Won MQ-9 ‘Reaper’ Drone Crashes Off Gunsan Coast - 조선일보
Nov 24, 2025US Air Force Reaper drone crashes off South Korea - CNN
Nov 24, 2025Air Force drone reportedly lost in crash off South Korean coast - Stars and Stripes
Nov 24, 2025U.S. MQ-9 Reaper crashes off South Korean coast during routine mission - BNO News
Nov 24, 2025US military drone stationed in South Korea crashes into Yellow Sea - Anadolu Ajansı
Nov 24, 2025MQ-9 Goes Down Off the Coast of South Korea - Air & Space Forces Magazine
Nov 19, 2025Riding on jet success, South Korea chases US$15 billion UAE arms deal - South China Morning Post
Nov 17, 2025Egypt, South Korea Working on Deal for Jets - Africa Defense Forum
Nov 17, 2025South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace delivers more than 200 K9 self-propelled howitzers to Poland - Defence Industry Europe
Nov 16, 2025South Korea to deliver air defense systems to Iraq in 2026 - Iraqi News
Nov 12, 2025New South Korean Destroyer Formation Practices Missile Defense in First-ever Fleet Wargames - USNI News
Nov 7, 2025Seoul plans to build nuclear-powered sub at home: security adviser - The Korea Times
Nov 6, 2025U.S. Patriot missile batteries return to South Korea after Middle East deployment - Korea JoongAng Daily
Oct 31, 2025From howitzers to shipyards, South Korean firm expands role in US defense - Straight Arrow News
Event-level disclosures (mapped)
Historical Sales Book details (by program and period)
Program TypePeriodValue (USD)
FMFFY1950–FY2018$0
FMSFY1950–FY2018$37,313,151,357
FMSFY2019$2,688,443,915
FMSFY2020$2,124,078,338
FMSFY2021$1,901,969,151
FMSFY2022$947,261,920
FMSFY2023$2,657,913,880
FMSFY2024$5,383,767,303