South Korea wants to become one of the world's biggest arms dealers

[@tomen55]

South Korea didn't suddenly develop a military industry. South Korea has world-class manufacturing technologies in semiconductors, secondary batteries, electric vehicles, displays, smartphones, home appliances, and shipbuilding. The accumulation of these advanced technologies is the foundation for the development of the military industry.

[@JesusBuddha]

but help of US and Japan tech....period

[@marc.4583]

​@@JesusBuddhaidk about japan... but the US for sure

[@jisunu7914]

@@marc.4583 한국 산업 기반이 일본 기술이야.

[@xinyiquan666]

never heard that, every gears they make is all imported gears from US and europe, they just assemble it, there is no such thing korea ever has a miltiary industry, 100% of gears and equipment in korean army are US or european imported, from F35 to eveyrthing, so are those gears they sold to poland or turkey, such as k9, those are all US technology, every piece on it is from US

[@oksenditherethx1242]

@@xinyiquan666 of course, China is a haven for forced/stolen technical transfer from western firms. the hypocrisy from Chinese Nationals about Korea these days.

[@joh8379]

Very impressed by South Korean equipment. Great tanks these guys are building.

[@OfficialGapTV]

Well of course…SK might as well be a colony of the US because we’re going nowhere anytime soon🦅🦅

[@PROLIFIC_TRAVELS]

American tech 😂

[@silentmajority8365]

We just had Tanks giving

[@sunpoya]

​@@PROLIFIC_TRAVELS얘가 어느나라 놈인지는 몰라도 미국이 원천기술을 통째로 줘도 절대 소화 못할 미개한 나라 놈이라는건 확실한듯.

[@EmptyWendyBag]

@ OfficialGapTV please make sense when you post

[@ominous-omnipresent-they]

As an American, I commend South Korea for supplying standardized equipment to our NATO Allies.

[@PersonalUseChannel]

they ARE built under NATO standard though.

[@ominous-omnipresent-they]

@@PersonalUseChannel Yes, I am aware of this.

[@japanesemonkey4422]

F NATO

[@donnelljohanson5912]

Germany, France, and UK are most richest countries but they don't have ability to defend themselves? If you're real American and care of your global strategy, YOU WON"T SAY LIKE THAT

[@hebrewaaron6969]

为什么不将坦克，步战车的制造机会留给底特律汽车工人呢？

[@bryllerazon234]

They have very high potential in arms and equipment. Great job South Korea

[@retireby40_lalala]

Imagine South Korea had the Chinese land + resources instead. They have such a small land and yet they are one of the top nations in the world with the most advanced technologies..

[@colly08]

Yeah that is almost too scary thinking that way. SK would have ruled the world.

[@sungkilcho7210]

It's still like that now, but what would happen if North and South Korea were to be unified? And the Manchurian region of China was originally the land of Koreans. If it can influence that area, it will truly become a superpower. However, as a liberal democratic country, not a totalitarian country, it will become a leading country in all fields, including politics and culture etc.

[@retireby40_lalala]

unification will never happen. been too long that they are completely two different nations now. @@sungkilcho7210

[@coolcase80]

Because we are surrounded by lunatics and crazies, we need to defend ourselves to survive. It is very natural.

[@atomicgromit]

그렇지 않습니다. 한국은 대략 1000번의 외세 침입을 받았지만 먼저 다른 나라를 침공하고 식민지로 만들지 않았습니다. 한국의 건국 이념은 홍익인간으로서 "널리 인간을 이롭게 하라" 입니다. 사이좋게 같이 잘 사는게 한국의 건국 이념입니다.

[@dy4888]

Whenever I see a video complementing about South Korea, It’s funny how these hordes of Chinese jump into the comment section and starts outraging lol

[@sltx5678]

funny thing about chinese people i have been noticing is they tend to comment negatively a lot on contents related to SK, so if asked why are you mad SK doing well, are you jealous? They start to lecture how great china is and how can big country like china be jealous of small country like SK, they don't even care about SK. Then asked if not jealous or care about the country why bother to comment at all? Then they repeat how great china is and how insignificant SK is..haha.

[@user-meeenyeoggi]

What's interesting is that KZbin access is blocked in China. They even use VPNs to write comments that refute videos on these topics. They're really patriotic people.😂

[@조르주-l8n]

😂

[@user-gv5fe1ft5w]

웃긴놈들이죠 ㅋㅋㅋ

[@soylentgreen6082]

I must say that South Korea's efforts at designing and manufacturing armored vehicles have been impressive.

[@menjolno]

Stop being a nato member

[@lasvegascity]

Well it’s a matter of survival to them being Kim’s arch foe..

[@humbertochong9094]

Depending from American technology...👉🤫

[@Kenny-fh3om]

US weapons are too expensive...ripped off..

[@soylentgreen6082]

@@humbertochong9094 Sure. But that only means the finished product will be worth owning. Who in the world wants Russian gear these days? Nobody.

[@thegreatkeljb]

We thank South Korea for providing us with arms, especially jets. When nobody wants to sell us jets. 🇵🇭

[@뽀리뱅이]

필리핀은 6.25 전쟁때 전투병력을 파병해준 고마운 한국의 혈맹이 다 우리는 잊지않는다

[@jongseokchoi4038]

We are glad we can help u guys ❤

[@정몽규아웃-b4f]

필리핀은 우리에게 소중한 동맹❤

[@제너럴오리이]

필리핀은 우리를 공산위협으로부터 지켜준 나라입니다

[@台独的老父亲]

@@뽀리뱅이 还想挨打么

[@ismail-rq9rc]

We always support our Korean brothers. Greetings from brother country Türkiye

[@yummy77777]

Thank you Turkie!!

[@rogerfederer6422]

Thank you! Bro❤

[@ismail-rq9rc]

@@yummy77777 ❤❤

[@ismail-rq9rc]

@@yummy77777 ❤❤

[@Tours3o2h2]

thank you brother

[@audilonk2883]

They are serious people, Not joking.

[@fastTV3]

We love and respect Korea very much here in the UK, and im sure that was evident after the state visit, hoping for our countries bonds to only grow.

[@음음음-v3l]

Long live uk ❤

[@Ben-.-]

UK is a dead country

[@문건송-b4j]

한국도 영원한 우방 영국을 가장 사랑하고 자랑쓰럽게 생각합니다 1950 한국 전쟁시 영국은 주저없이 한국을 도아 주었습니다 만약 영국이 외침을 받는다면 한국은 절대로 그냥 있지 않겠습니다 영국과 한국은 영원히 함깨 가야 합니다 안녕.

[@agarlicsorbet6482]

​@@문건송-b4j 양인 오랑캐들은 절대로 우리같은 아시아 국가들 영원한 우방으로 생각도 안해줘요 이 사람아 자기네들 이익에 벗어나면 바로 간섭하고 통수 칠 인간들이고 그럴 의도가 분명함. 의리같은 거 생각하는 사람들 아니고 철저하게 자기네들 이익만 생각하는 개인주의자들이 양인들이야. 알보병들하고 국가 수뇌부랑 구분 못해요? 냉수 먹고 정신 차리쇼

[@peacehotel1]

Long live the King!

[@콜라볼-u6g]

The Republic of Korea was the poorest country in the world and faced communism. We prevented communism with the help of many countries, including the U.S. military, and with their help, we achieved economic and technological advances. I remember their help whenever I see a news article about the Republic of Korea becoming a powerhouse in the defense industry. Infinite gratitude for their blood.

[@brendon9867]

Stop being self-deprecating. It is estimated that Korea was one of the world's top 10 economies in the early Joseon Dynasty.

[@rh906]

@@brendon9867 Which was how many years before modern Korea????

[@bennyklabarpan7002]

@@brendon9867 Estimations that would not match reality. Just look how easily the Japanese devastated Korea in the late 1500s, they went crying to the Chinese.

[@halloman77]

We don't forget how grateful we are Thank you.

[@aspiresamori9696]

Poorest country after Korean War not historically poor country.

[@rodolfo5651]

South Korea is going to maintain the edge for a long time. They source their materials cheap. They prioritize education in their culture, their talented engineers will only get better and more competitive. From what I understand they have set ethical and work standards, money isn’t the only thing driving them. It’s going to be very difficult to knock them from their top spot

[@d.o.g573]

You high ? K9 thunder had to borrow German transmission and engine before they copied it - badly

[@17Trees33]

@@d.o.g573 are you even more high? they produced it under license from rheinmetal, and it:s not a bad version either, it's simpler and not as powerful at the higher speeds but it doesn't matter, South Korea unlike NATO doesn't have to send these vehicles to fight in some desert on the other side of the world, the ROK are entrenched with supply hubs and well entrenched all over the DMZ. You seem like one of those people that just degrade foreign militaries for not much reason and what you said isn't even true anyhow

[@everglades_n_co.]

@@d.o.g573 freaking chinese. smh..

[@max_7344]

@@17Trees33 did he high? no. his brain is just damanged

[@peaces.5524]

Thank you for your argument. It's become very clear that the S. Koea the cheap fossil resources from their neighboring countries with best logistics. In addition to these resources, it also plays a very important role like living culture, education and inclination towards foreign gas workers and foreign fellow citizens. The country is under multicultural influence, it happend not only on the paper from the state, but from the Korean people themselves. That is the piont. For instance how many business service, gest workers (for 3 and 5 years) right now? and also the access for guest workers from neighboring countries is much easier many times than in European countries, esp. Germany. The talented engineers and scientists who studied there are promoted there by universities oder industries (light and heavy industries) if they want to stay there further. All these characteristics make S. Korea strong and internationaly.

[@TDK2K]

If you've ever spent time in Korea you'll know Koreans are all about "Bali Bali" culture. A culture of moving/acting quickly. It was a pleasure to be stationed in Korea, I'd love to go back there again for a few years.

[@menjolno]

why are you pro-nato?

[@johnwhodat8135]

​@@menjolnobecause he dislikes commies?

[@johnwhodat8135]

I was stationed there from 84-86 2nd I.D.

[@Peopleunder]

​@@johnwhodat8135 obsession on commies is crazy.

[@Art-is-craft]

So why are they not having babies?

[@Dimmsy]

South Korea is the alternative arms manufacturer and dealer to those country who can't afford expensive military equipment. A low price and low cost maintenance but state of the art weapons.

[@DonaldJohnTrumpV2]

한국 장비가 싼 이유. 당장 내일 북한과 전쟁이 나도 대규모 생산을 할수 있도록 시스템이 구축됨. 러시아가 탱크를 대량으로 손실해도 공장에서 대량 생산하는것 처럼. 물론 한국 생산 기반이 러시아를 못 따라감. 그래도 유럽, 미국산 보다는 저렴하게 공급 가능. 왠만하면 실전에서 입증됨 미국제 러시아제 무기 사세요.

[@joejoe6611]

Korea's machine design and manufacturing capabilities and industrial base are amazing. It even has the best IT technology. All processes work surprisingly economically and efficiently without waste.

[@Trusters5824]

네 다음 국뽕러

[@PROLIFIC_TRAVELS]

No thanks to america 😂

[@matthewsamuelkenneth642]

Bruh 😂

[@give9070]

@@PROLIFIC_TRAVELS필리핀은 미국한테 지원 많이 받고도 망했잖아😂😂😂

[@coreanstacker5427]

​@@Trusters5824Terrible comment!

[@harrymu148]

South Korea is the definition of Small country, big impacts. Not only do they have a massive cultural export, their Military industrial complex is built very handily out of already extremely mature and cutting edge industries in chipmaking, heavy and light industries, and so much moer.

[@JeongK0371]

I agree that Korea has an astounding impact in the world especially considering that most of resources were shipped to Japan in exchange of nothing(they built railroads in Korea to transport the resources but the railroads were destroyed because of the Korean war) and most of facilities and infra-construction were destroyed because of the Korean war. So they literally started from scratch and made it to this point in half a century. However, speaking of a small country, Korea is as big as UK in landscape if only it was not divided in half unwillingly...

[@mashitta5969]

KOREA is amazing of course but I don't think that Korea is a small country considering thay their GDP is 10th in the world.

[@helloareyouthere]

한국의 면적은 작은 편에 속하지 않는다

[@gbjb6606]

@@mashitta5969 small in sense of land but 50 million citizens definitly not a small country

[@食べ歩きが醍醐味]

Land is very small but South Korea has 50 million population haha... so not that small as a country.

[@miket2951]

S Korea is becoming a behemoth of Industry - they produce pretty much everything , and top quality at that.

[@TheToxicDefender]

Hell yes LG for life

[@jmim5018]

Agree; One point we've gotta remember is that Mun had a duplicated policies, not the start of the arms export in heart.

[@buschinpolen]

Only problem is that they are going to run out of workers. They have some of the worst demographics in the world. Only hope is automation.

[@greyghost61]

Japan could do the same but because of their constitution they can't

[@user-yf8qq91]

@@greyghost61 The Japanese nation is still an enemy state as defined in the UN Charter 53-2. "The term enemy state as used in paragraph 1 of this Article applies to any state which during the Second World War has been an enemy of any signatory of the present Charter." Since Japan has not cleared away its wrongful past, it is true that it continues to be in the position of an enemy state.

[@mightymikee]

South Korea is by far one of closest allies of US that even practices military drills together to this day. US has sure influenced the modernizing S.Korea and S. Korea milked every ounce of that opportunity with hard work and dedication.

[@KatyYoder-cq1kc]

Interesting now this is not being discussed in the United States during the elections nor globally

[@TaiwanN0-1]

​@@KatyYoder-cq1kcBecause it was duty for both Democrats and Republicans that time?

[@Thomas-zn1pf]

No wonder, although there were ups and downs, U.S have been SK's most important partner and comrade from it's modernization.

[@유니-k7z]

군사 훈련 뿐만이 아닙니다. 한국은 미국이 필요한 첨단 제조를 지원하기 위해 미국 본토에 공장을 건립하고 있습니다. 미국의 AI기술을 뒷받침하기 위한 최첨단 반도체, 전기차의 핵심 부품인 배터리, 양극재 소자 등을 지원하고 있어요. 중국이나 동남아시아, 인도에 건립하는 것이 당연히 한국에게 더 많은 이익이지만, 미국과 한국의 관계는 그런 경제적인 것을 뛰어 넘습니다. 트럼프가 자꾸 동맹 관계를 돈 관계로 치환하려고 하는데, 지금 미국이 동아시아에서 자유롭게 항행할 수 있는 것은 한국과 미국의 군사력이 북한, 중국, 러시아를 억제하고 있기 때문인데, 자꾸 무임승차를 한다고 하니, 이해가 안되네요. 그런 이야기는 독일, 프랑스, 이탈리아, 호주, 캐나다, 스페인에 가서 이야기 해야할 것 같아요.

[@banealsmanana3672]

@@유니-k7z 트럼프가 당선될 확률이 높은데 그럼 백프로 주한미군 뺀다고 협박함 ㅋㅋㅋ 오히려 이기회에 한국은 무조건 협상으로 핵개발 허락을 받아내야합니다..막나가는 트럼프니 가능할수도 있음. 주한미국 다 데려가라하고 핵개발하겠다 오케이받으면 수십년간 원했던 핵보유국이 되는것이죠.. 매번 미국대통령이 당선될때마다 덜덜 떨면서 눈치만 보며 살거임..미국은

[@earyoung5066]

as korea sufferred from t34 in the korean war, they knew how important weapons both hardware/software are.

[@TruthOrDie-h3w]

America and other Western countries have always prevented other countries from taking a step forward

[@TheFrewah]

@@TruthOrDie-h3wIt’s much easier to sell weapons to nato countries if you are also a member which Korea is not. There’s much politics involved and if you buy something you want to upgrade for the lifespan of these products. While your statement may be true, it’s not malice

[@후-c1m]

한국전쟁때 대한민국은 탱크가 한대도 없었다 우린 이로써 군사력을 최대로 발전시켜야할 이유가 확실해졌다

[@fuans7008]

I believe. Korean is the most intelligent people in the world. They are making everything at top of the line

[@유니-k7z]

미국이 한국을 살려주고 선진국으로 이끌어 주었기 때문에 가능한 일입니다. 항상 감사하게 생각하고 있습니다.

[@williamwatitwa3534]

More like asians of japanese, korean and chinese descent. Even kim with sanctions is doing wonders

[@tritium1998]

Everything? Even your video here shows that these are cheaper and weaker technology than the top of the line.

[@estantel_law]

@@tritium199810억이 거지인 나라의 의견 잘 들었습니다

[@성이름-t1n]

그래도 미국은 못따라가죠😅😅 한국의 든든한 동맹 국가가 미국이라서 기쁩니다

[@KMG7711]

From the standpoint of a reserve Korean Air Force officer, the key point is that South Korea has been strengthening its defense capabilities against threats from the north for more than 70 years.

[@Otter-Destruction]

100% South Korea's been under threat for its entire existence, not developing it's own defense industry would just be a irresponsible and dereliction of duty on the Govs part.

[@Cheesecake99YearsAgo]

Cough USA Cough

[@Drownedinblood]

The only threat to SK is within your own borders. China has no reason to invade SK unless it's to deal with the US, I'm sure you know that and don't pretend you can't take on NK by yourselves.

[@chloe_n_leo]

@@Cheesecake99YearsAgo Murica!

[@darius6501]

@@Drownedinblood Historically, they have always invaded. Just by looking at what they do to neighboring countries, we can see their hidden intentions.

[@JaeyGim-jk2zt]

Korean weather hot n cold own equipments must endure all their weather conditions so any country buys their products will do fine any circumstances

[@tritium1998]

North and South Korea have neither the coldest or hottest weather, but both are supposedly sources of much equipment now instead of more politically incorrect sources.

[@hebrewaaron6969]

韩国最高温度不超过40℃，最低不超过-20℃，没有高原，沙漠，沼泽，水田，大型原始森林的国家，你说它们的武器能适应全球各地，这现实吗？你要是说美国和俄罗斯的武器我倒是会相信

[@youtube-story]

@@hebrewaaron6969 한국은 장비 개발 시험을 40°C ~ -20°C 로 한정해 놓고 하진 않는다. 노르웨이와 이집트에서 혹한기와 사막 테스트도 통과했다.

[@water9022]

@@hebrewaaron6969한국의 여름은 뜨거우면서도 삼면이 바다로 둘러 쌓여 있어서 습도가 매우 높아 습기에 취약한 전자기기의 완성도가 높습니다. 그리고 최저기온 -20도보다 더 낮습니다. 제가 군생활 할때는 -28도에서 혹한기 훈련을 했습니다. 그리고 한국의 무기들은 다른 나라의 가혹한 환경에서도 전부 테스트 합니다.

[@Bobdoduck]

@@hebrewaaron6969 중국인?

[@KoRbA2310]

Another thing that South Korea do that made them the 2nd biggest supplier for Poland was the fact they don't treat us like 2nd grade country. Western European firms/countries treat us like this and expect to still buy their overpriced crap that's always delayed and is 2nd grade in terms of quality. Just ask Polish army mechanics how often they have a simple problem with German made Leopards that can be fixed within a day but they refuse to send parts and instead require them to send the entire tank for "diagnostics" back to Germany

[@szymonziolkowski5967]

😮 Why so

[@academicwritingassistanceg7864]

Germans are like that. They're slow and believe they know everything. Dealing with them is truly a challenge!

[@pyeuneu]

Next time, don't fight the Nazis on horse backs 😂. Jk.

[@explosive-diarrhea]

​@@pyeuneuhorses were not used against the tanks they were used against infantry and with great success.

[@Micke-X]

Without money from Western European countries, shouldn't Poland be able to shop weapons close to that extension. Poland's procurement is largely funded by Poland's European neighbours. So it's really sad that Poland doesn't buy it's weapons from European friends.

[@lemonsquee3y]

south korea already is a powerhouse weapon dealer. they have blinding speed developing, manufacturing & delivering top notch stuffs.

[@djeto2525]

I give kudos to South Korea being top 10 arms dealer for the world arms market.

[@keonyang3332]

From being so close to a nuclear armed government that showed signs of hostility I'm surprised that they almost never spend time prepare their citizens for a conflict with the north.

[@H_B_R]

is that sarcasm?

[@agarlicsorbet6482]

No. Keep your kudos. We don't need it. This whole thing sucks and I am not proud my country has become a deaht dealing merchant who preys on the bloodshed of others. Go off.

[@studiosbonsoir]

siphoning money from tax payers into the hands of billionaire capitalists 😍

[@djeto2525]

@@H_B_R no

[@Carlosthetraveler360]

South Korea really needs it's own weapons manufacturing. They have two enemies at their doorstep and buying weapons from the US is very expensive.

[@kierkharriscaliliw4525]

It has its own lol. 90% of its weapons are indigenous. They have one of the largest military industrial complexes in the world. Thats why they are one of the leading exporters. Thats the point of this vudeo

[@katguy922]

Did u watch the video o.o

[@jaychong12]

이럴수록 겸손해애된다.

[@Socrates_Sophroniscus]

한국인들이 많네요 XD 주모! 여기 국뽕 한사발! 캬아~!

[@jaychong12]

@@Socrates_Sophroniscus 그러게요, 여긴 미국 휴스턴, 텍사스주에요.

[@jaykhan7119]

@@Socrates_Sophroniscus 어디 아프세요?

[@추워잉]

​@@Socrates_Sophroniscus겸손해야한다는 댓글은 읽어보긴 하신거임?😅

[@chiropracticstudent9546]

저출생, 국민연금 고갈, 자살률, 우리나라는 이민이 답인 듯. 😅

[@가시고기추억]

Among Korean weapons, combat ships are outstanding. It has an integrated master, and the development of a state-of-the-art radar with gallium nitride elements, self-developed anti-submarine missiles, supersonic cruise missiles, and a three-stage defense system has almost been completed, and its own close-in defense weapons have also been developed. The world's best shipbuilding technology is combined here.

[@郭一鸣-p8l]

Do you believe it yourself? The most advanced and still an American dog? It's me. I'm taking over the universe

[@scottlee8399]

They have well educated people. That is key point😊

[@npc2480]

Apparently, we don’t even have people educated well enough to know how to spell people.

[@Dmwntkp99]

@@npc2480 🤣

[@ziepex7009]

true 🤣@@npc2480

[@Apieceofgarbage]

He or she wanted to express a bunch of people. A lot of people😮 plural

[@varta1670]

@@Apieceofgarbagepeoples is not a word, people is plural for person

[@danapeck5382]

Great country, great engineers, amazing demo team, true warriors

[@invisiblerevolution]

And still AMERICA'S puppet! 😂

[@crymeaariver]

don't have nuclear weapons though, NK all day every day.

[@gbjb6606]

@@crymeaariverKorea’s nuclear plant tech is one of the best out there. If they choose to make weapon out of it. It will only take few months to make nuclear weapon. But for various reasons they r choosing not to

[@crymeaariver]

@@gbjb6606 even if they choose, they can't. Stop caping, China and even the US won't let it to happen.

[@kazzB]

yes, there are still split country.

[@rainygun6353]

Korea, with its small territory and small population, has maintained its history for over 5,000 years despite being invaded, and is currently the world's third most technologically advanced country and first in technological innovation. With this technological prowess, it has achieved the world's 5th largest military power and also has economic power and cultural influence such as kpop and kdrama. Korea is one of the developed countries in Asia, like Japan and Singapore, and they are a clear example of self-made men and should be celebrated. Why are only some Chinese and Japanese willing to criticize Korea? It is clear that there was help from the United States, but what about Japan? Hmm...well, didn't they also develop by copying Western technology?

[@hotlanta35]

They steal their “ideas” from the US…

[@이름이성-y7l]

​@@hotlanta35 한국 신경 끄고 너희 나라 신경이나 쓰세요.

[@coco-v6f9i]

솔직히 한중일로 따진다면 한국이 기술적도움은 가장 적었다고 볼수있음.ㅋㅋ 하지만 중국과 일본은 역사 자체가 침략밖에 모르는 나라고ㅋㅋㅋ 한국은 침략에 노출되어왔었다. 중국은 인권문제 생기면 그런일없다. 라면서 숨기고 한국의 역사와 문화를 도둑질하고있다. 일본은 그냥 전범국이고 침략으로 성장했던 나라이다. 전범국임을 숨기고 자신들은 피해국이라고 말하고다닌다.(역사를 왜곡하는 나라다.) 한국은 절대 이러한 양아치들과 닮지 않을것이다.

[@skywalker8100]

The Korean people are diligent, respectful of the elderly, and smart and have excellent brains.

[@Zach-t6f8v]

Chill out, get a Nobel prize first if ur advanced lol

[@UnderThreatNation5.0]

Congratulations to south Korea, keep up your engineering more technology in military hardware.

[@jclulu3942]

The core success factor of Korean defense industry that most analysts forget is that Korea is highly advanced in manufacturing as one of the world's top 3 manufacturing countries along with Germany and China (according to UN stats).

[@neozeonsolid]

No the core success factor of S. Korean defense industry is the fact that ROK is an American neocolonial possession. Koreans belong to the Americans

[@Touhtr]

Not china

[@AnyTime.AnyPlace]

Where are you finding this at? what I see from UN September 2023 says China-28% US-16% Japan-7% Germany-5% India-2%

[@thefew.theproud.19Kilo]

⁠@@AnyTime.AnyPlaceand even if they was strictly talking about arms and not manufacturing as a whole, it would be US, Russia, France, China, Germany. 2022 SK arms reach up to 17b from 7b the year before. US sold 237b from 2016 to 2020. With the average of 50b every year. So they definitely can’t be talking about strictly arms exporting and manufacturing.

[@jclulu3942]

@@thefew.theproud.19Kilo Korea's arms export in 2022 was nearly 18 billion dollar(some sources say 20 billion), which was the fourth in the world even though Korea has never exported its arms to Ukraine, and it's expected to be at least over 20 billion dollar this year.

[@AceChina]

How can it take Germany 5 years to make one tank? Quite pathetic.

[@DariushMJ]

Let's repeat this again: Yes, it took a random German company 5 years to deliver 1 tank, but its not like all 80 million Germans were involved :p

[@hertzwave8001]

​@@DariushMJ .....okay? that doesn't explain it

[@lukemurray4950]

​@@hertzwave8001it's very easy to understand and that person doesn't. Poland received one tank in 5 years. That doesn't mean the country of Germany is producing one tank a year. It is producing loads of tanks but Poland simply does not have priority. Germany is going through their biggest re-armement since WW2 and is buying loads of tanks for themselves and they take priority over all else. Also Ukraine has ordered many tanks and as they are at war right now they take second highest priority. That's how it works.

[@GreenStorm01]

It isn't really a random company.

[@모르는개산책-l9z]

@@lukemurray4950 The difference in production speed between Germany and South Korea is mainly due to Germany's detailed bureaucratic processes versus South Korea's focus on advanced automation, leading to more efficient manufacturing

[@bekirarslan1443]

As an turk, i can say, we wood be glade to be partners, but as rivals we wood respekt over south korean brother.

[@Mujahideen_khinzir]

As an american ally, i does not surprised me🇺🇲🇺🇲🇰🇷🇰🇷🇰🇷🇰🇷🇰🇷

[@Incorruptus1]

Thank you South Korea and Dear Koreans.

[@bulatog380]

Philippine's first submarine will be from South Korea. ❤

[@전산정보팀]

청군 소속 국가라면, 돈만 지불하면 한국은 자국해군을 위한 도크까지 비워버리고 , 바로 건조에 들어갑니다. 청군 세력의 거의 유일한 군수공장이 인기가 있는 이유입니다...

[@puppydude4308]

Let's go together dear Pinoy friends

[@yongjinnkim9207]

In SK, all grown men are the weapon critics. Because all we were soldiers. The critic's highbrow leads us to have high-level weapons. Everyone is a reserved soldier, so we can arm quickly like a flash.

[@Mark3nd]

How quickly are we talking?

[@jinwoo3963]

@@Mark3nd quick

[@Willys-Wagon]

The problem with US allies dealing arms is all their technology is so entangled with US content, a buyer needs to jump through the same hoops as buying US without the benefit of the relationship or access to eco system.

[@realtalk6195]

That's only the case with Israeli weapons. All their arms are foreign tech. All their missile systems have US components and needs approval for transfer to any other country. Even their kamikaze drones were a result of buying out German tech after the West German government abandoned it. Other countries have components from the UK, US and Germany, giving them veto rights over transfer. Indian weapons are also similarly full of foreign components, including France and Russia. South Korea uses a lot of Russian tech that they've either reverse-engineered, or in the case of the KM-SAM codeveloped with Russia. South Korea's KF-21 fighter jet was codeveloped with the US and will need its approval for transfer. South Korea has recently developed domestic engines and transmissions to replace the German ones in their tanks, so that Germany can no longer veto sales in the future. Turkiye is going the same direction, initially using the South Korean ones as a stop-gap while the domestic ones finish development and testing.

[@thekraken1173]

@@realtalk6195 Neither South Korea or Turkey can produce the most critical parts in high profit weapons. Turkey is lacking behind in jet engines and tank engines. South Korea is lacking in jet engines and sensors. Also the thing is producing something financially efficiently with high profits is not easy.

[@KrMorgan12]

​@thekraken1173 As Korean. Land-Arm is more depending on germany(transmission). However, Middle class equipments are independent. 120mm self-propel mortar is 100% Made in Korea. Naval are also. Air-defense is very depend on USA.

[@garcia4359]

The disgusting idea of American supremacy

[@evrythingis1]

@@garcia4359 Idea or fact? CCP shill.

[@goldengoose7040]

Ironically instead of Japan and USA, Russia has given many helps to South Korea aerospace.

[@kookie175]

yes, ironically, S.Korea's space rocket engine development success is partly due to Russia contribution, not U.S or Japan

[@aflyingcowboy31]

@@kookie175 South Korea only exists because of the US.... The US also literally helped build up South Korea's military which is why most of their equipment was American, and quite a bit of their tech was built with help from US companies.

[@Ярослав-д1ч2ш]

과학기술부였나...얼마전 당국자가 미사일 기술에 러시아 도움받았다는건 뜬소문이라는 의견을 밝힌 바 있습니다.

[@mulejee9018]

그건 아닌것같다..항공은 미국이주고..우주발사체는 러시아

[@스테판신토불이]

​​@@kookie175yes it's right. Around the time the Soviet Union was dismantled, they borrowed a lot of money from Korea, and most of that money was repaid in the form of weapons or technology. It's certain that they received help in the rocket or Space launch vehicle.

[@bahamutzero4903]

Hell yeah brother! The countries I love most are becoming the most prepared, and I'm here for it :) Can't lose the rare beauties of time to the sands.

[@jimmyha1898]

I hope the KF-21 program succeeds and South Korea can have domestically manufactured 5th gen platforms. They are already doing extremely well with tanks :) The Koreans have a strong presence in arms manufacturing, as their equipment has great quality control, but with very competitive pricing and even fast delivery. Hope they keep it up.

[@shawnz3307]

“ as their equipment has great quality control”

[@sanskritkoreandictionary4230]

안능하시니껴 🎉사투리 범어 산스크리트어 ㅋㅋㅋ

[@滿船星夢壓星河]

😂😂😂外挂导弹版的隐身战机 全世界笑话😂😂😂

[@Marcus_-sy9fi]

It's a long shot. They never made fighter jet or even jet engine or . Putting together pieces from here and there won't do it

[@atomicgromit]

​@@滿船星夢壓星河카나드 달리고 비오면 비행도 못 하는 스텔스 종이비행기를 갖고 있는 나라가 할 소리인가? 멍멍 개가 짖네😂🤪

[@Dong-lt1xw]

THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA IS THE "ARSENAL FOR DEMOCRACY"

[@adrianmacaraeg5288]

Germany took 5 years to build a tank? Can that tank fly?

[@tormundgaint1022]

Mostly budget getting out of hand

[@Truspio]

No, but still it is a hand-made hand-painted piece of art.

[@미트파이-z8i]

no but they making the new tiger tank

[@paxtoncargill4661]

I think the Soviets made a tank glider during ww2

[@drsnowmon]

@@미트파이-z8i I heard Germany is engineering a tank with the mobility of a tiger

[@judgecowartjr5317]

Impressive and high technology

[@royalgaleon5452]

Philippines wants KF21

[@CarpatiaDecebal]

While Germany produces a single Leopard tank barrel, Korea delivers 32 fully assembled K2 tanks to customers. For the performance, Norway's purchasing evaluation, which took over a year, proved that the K2's performance surpasses that of the Leopard 2A7.

[@goonerdoy]

Korean excellence ❤

[@davidk3422]

There are some stupid comments doubting the quality of S. Korea's weapons saying they have not been tested in war. The weapons have beeen tested already in many conflicts on other parts of the planet like the border battle between India and China or Saudi's counterattack against Houthi rebels. Don't think buyer countries are idiots like you ? They test the candidate weapons for several months in all kinds of terrains and environments.

[@codelessunlimited7701]

Yes true but it was civilians and angry militias. War is a racket!

[@aabugatti]

True. S. Korea is technically still at war against N. Korea and they have to be weapons ready all the time. Every S. Korean men are required to serve in military for 2 years mandatory and their weapons are constantly checked. And they do intense battle training with US military every year and even US is using some of S. Koreans weapons. So no doubt the quality of these weapons are top👌

[@speakupyt4900]

★Most Technologically Advanced Countries In The World 2023---#.1 S.Korea (It's been 11 consecutive years) Ranking Country Composite Score 1 South Korea 6.52 2 United States 5.10 3 Denmark 5.02 4 Switzerland 4.72 5 Sweden 4.63 6 Taiwan 4.59 7 Japan 3.94 8 Netherlands 3.90 9 Finland 3.89 10 Israel 3.86 11 Singapore 3.79 12 Norway 3.53 13 Germany 3.46 14 Belgium 3.30 15 Austria 2.97 16 Canada 2.89 17 United Kingdom 2.84 18 United Arab Emirates 2.55 19 Hong Kong SAR 2.54 20 Iceland 2.23 21 Australia 2.00

[@tritium1998]

South Korean sticks were used in the border battles along China? Well the Indians ran away testing it.

[@Artivule]

​@@tritium1998ran away 😂 .. well chynese bots would never accept the reality

[@inquisitvem6723]

From TVs to Smartphones to Tanks and warships😊

[@christopherkim1744]

how abt. Kpops to Kdamas? SoftPower domination at that.

[@inquisitvem6723]

@@christopherkim1744 lol..that too.

[@jinwoo3963]

and Son the best!

[@christianpark4012]

One of the poorest country back in 1960, but Korea has now become one of the strongest country has more than 50million population with over 30K USD GDP per capita. (USA / GERMANY / JAPAN / FRANCE / ITALY / KOREA / THE UK) PPP per capita, Korea become higher than Italy and Japan from 2017, GDP per capita also has become higher than Japan due to exchange rate from this year. Can't believe how this country has become so much wealthier / stronger such a short time.

[@speakupyt4900]

Ancient Korea was originally a developed country, but fell into ruin during the Japanese colonial period and war. It's just a return to the developed Korea it used to be. The world doesn't know that old Korea was originally a developed country in the past and It is natural for any country to lose almost everything after a war. No matter what country or nation, every nation has ups and downs. And this is a historical fact-- When the Japanese barely appeared on the earth, Korea had already established a kingdom. The cultural level of the Korean Peninsula was superior to the West, and ★The Korea Invented 'the world's first printing technology'' in 1300, almost 200 years ahead of the Western world by Gutenberg. ★ The Celadon baked at 1200 to 1400 degrees in the Korean Peninsula was the world's first technology in the 6th century etc,,,, ★ Japan was the ''colony of Baekje''- one of the ancient kingdoms of Korea in the past. Korea was the ''fatherland of Japan'', which created today's Japan, which inherited brilliant Korean culture.----archaeologists and historians *Korea already has surpassed Japan in all respects long ago except for "Japan's "nominal GDP ranking by country" that has been fabricated over the past 25 years, and currently Korean culture is dominating Japan from Kpop , drama, fashions ,foods and language.

[@speakupyt4900]

The world should learn 'Korean history as a whole' rather than evaluating 'Korea' based on 'Korean War'.

[@Cyan_Nightingale]

​@@speakupyt4900not really. Don't blame Japan for the fall of Ancient Korea. Blame Chinese dynasties & Mongols meddling your country progress.

[@oldkingchuan9799]

@@Cyan_Nightingale Battle of Baekgang ( 663 AD), Japanese pirates (15th century), Imjin War (1592-1598), "In 1895, Queen Min was gang raped, assassinated, and then burned in public by Japan's military, in retaliation for her efforts to promote Russian influence and resist the Japanese invasion." ... colony...

[@sgakm.manyida]

​​@@speakupyt4900Stop duckspeaking bout ancient dominated Japan by Koreans etc, vicious hoax usually from greater Koreanists. Degrading Japan isnt smart way to praise Korean greatness

[@bxzidffbxzidff]

Sad we here in Norway eventually went for the German tanks and not Korean, especially considering what the guy in the video said about delivery times and with the example of Hungary. But at least we still got the Korean artillery

[@szymonziolkowski5967]

Norway 🇧🇻 could get French Leclerc 🇨🇵 tanks. Very beautiful tanks.

[@0x1EGEN]

Aren't German tanks top of the line? They kinda have a rep for that from...historical events 😅

[@benkim2016]

Norway had enough money to buy the better quality weapons and not interested in fast delivery as any possible war may not come to Norway before Poland anywaty!!

[@Rose.Of.Hizaki]

Another way to look at it is that Germany and the UK have weapons that were designed specifically to combat whatever Russia had and the benefit of Germany being where they are on the map meant that the Leopard 2 would be suited for combat in colder climates/environments (despite their service in the middle-east). Leopard 2 has also been tested in combat. You could make the argument that the SK K2 tank is newer and thus should be better but it hasn't been combat tested and it was designed as more of a general purpose MBT then one specifically to combat Russian Armor so the Leo2 could still hold an advantage in its design. The SK K2 was supposed to be still under evaluation by the Norwegian military and im not sure if this is still on going or if they have already made up their minds to stick to the Leo2's

[@TheFrewah]

A problem is that they are not part of Nato. No need to hesitate to buy military gear from my country, Sweden, now that we join Nato. At worst, it could be like Switzerland, when you really need something, they won’t sell. Ukraine doesn’t get ammunition because there’s a war, they don’t care that Ukraine has been invaded.

[@peteyca]

🇰🇷 🤝 🇺🇸

[@GentlemanlyOtter]

Power to the free world!! 💪

[@suemmusic]

As a South Korean, USA is like a messiah of modern South Korean history. They liberate us by destroying Japanese Empire and protected us from North Korea, Soviet and China. Many soldiers of the free world, including tens of thousands of Americans, sacrificed their lives for our country, which was the second poorest country in the world. We have not forgotten this sacrifice, and all of our people have lived the most diligently in the world to become a developed nation. We finally achieved the miracle we deserved, and have become a strong friend of the United States as a memeber of free world. Forever, 🇰🇷 🤝 🇺🇸

[@peteyca]

Thank you for being great allies to America since Day 1. Unlike other “allies” who take our money and use it for… nothing…. S. Korea has developed into a global powerhouse and now military. Thank you 🙏 Real Americans are always thankful for it’s Allies

[@janghyeonseck5827]

Thank you big brother - from south korea

[@comediangj4955]

🇰🇷🦮 🇺🇲

[@whiteelan7]

Koreans wanted a very strong national defense force and a high-tech weapons industry. They don't want war. However, a strong nation will not experience war. Koreans know it very well. Strong armament is cheaper than a war that destroys everything in the country.

[@Cameronnp]

와. 지당하신 말씀입니다. 전쟁은 엄청 큰 희생을 요구합니다

[@성이름-t1n]

맞아요. 잃을게 너무 많습니다. 경복궁도 계속 복원중이고..

[@anneongjad2oya]

겸손해야 하고 지금보다 더 높이 갈 수 있도록 노력하는데 집중해야 한다. 방심은 금물이다

[@underneaththestars2601]

I know Poland recently made mega deal with South Korea for their defense as they have seen Ukraine Russia conflict. It is quite undeniable now that Koreans have done exceptional work in recent decades in almost every corners of field. Their technology is bar none one of best in the world if not the best. As for the arm force, we know their artillery is best in the world now. Come on pttffff, you wouldn't think South Korea lets it loose and be complacent with Kim up in north aiming nukes at them? 😅😅

[@wolfk3893]

Please make American voters know South korea is at the most opposite example of so called Free-riders, that Trump wants to squeeze fair defense budget from. Still sustaining -military conscription system (over 500,000 Soldiers) -more than self sustainable arms production line -developing hightech weapons It's just North Korean Nukes that matters. Extremely hard to secure 100% safety at this close distance, without proper balance in atomic weapons. And also the Pyeongtaek Base (camp Humphreys), Best forward base position to detect & defend Possible Chinese Threats

[@rh906]

And yet you are able to export arms (and undercut the US Military Industrial Complex, which they hate)? Tell me why do we still need to be there if you are that capable? Camp Humphreys just doesn't seem that big of an advantage to keep all those triggers, er, servicemembers we totally care about there. Do more than those free loaders in NATO, but not by much. Now if RoK was 100% covering the cost of being there, that is cool.

[@Manas-co8wl]

@@rh906 You don't. Take your army and leave. I'm sure it benefits both of us.

[@banealsmanana3672]

@@rh906 then US troops should leave korea. I’m tired of this ‘free-rider’ bullshit😂 South Korea has fought beside the US in many wars and IS paying enough for US.troops now. U.S. policy threatens allies these days. No one is begging anymore.

[@Mark3nd]

​@@banealsmanana3672 The current policy, because US needs more money. THANKS TO POLITICS and corporations. The more they turn away the poor, the more this country will fall.

[@idol_hun5821]

@@rh906 The U.S. military's presence in Korea is intended to keep China in check. This helps maintain American hegemony. The United States is also receiving sufficient benefits beyond the cost of stationing the country

[@South.Korean]

Korea is the world's second largest chip maker. When the world becomes dangerous, Korean weapon chips will be supplied stably.

[@jamiek1714]

Dear Americans and Koreans, there is a troll on here slandering Americans as being "angry all the time". I doubt he's Korean. He's just a troll trying to divide democratic allies. Probably from a repressive country. This is the internet. You have no idea what a person's motivation is.

[@speakupyt4900]

They are always jealous Japanese and Chinese trolls. They usually post with multiple IDs, like 4 or 5 random people. They pretend to agree with each other, but they are the same person. just learn to ignore them if you see it.

[@ganekim]

Be friendly with Korea and the whole world will become more comfortable.

[@economytalk_news]

As defense spending becomes increasingly influenced by government decisions, it's crucial to understand how these changes can shape the landscape of global security and defense industries. By examining the examples of Poland and South Korea, we aim to shed light on the complexities and implications of political involvement in defense contracts.

[@jijih6062]

The reason behind the success is also Korean companies treat other countries with respect, and do honest deals. Fast, efficient and not overpriced like some others. It's all about trust.

[@Avaricumstudios]

If the DPRK and ROK were to Unite, that would become one of the most powerful country in the world. ROKs industry including defense industries + DPRKs army and nuclear warheads ... Daamn

[@bensontam]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 most powerful.....

[@mheekkim2901]

Prob 2nd, after US. but yes would surpass China and Russia for sure

[@bensontam]

@@mheekkim2901 what is it based on?

[@mheekkim2901]

@@bensontam Logistics

[@kookie175]

probably reason why some countries would actually prefer the korea penninsula divided no matter what because it would hurt the 'balance of power' in the world ;)

[@goonerdoy]

Imagine if the tank was made in China. It would fall apart within a week 😂

[@user-bh4gb1bingbinghuashi]

Imagine if South Korea was not occupied by the United States, North Korea would occupy all of South Korea within a week.

[@sinnopal1]

S Korea is already #2 arms exporter after USA. Note that Russia and China may be bigger producers, but they are mostly for domestic use. Many countries simply do not export arms.

[@Cyan_Nightingale]

Not true. In terms of global export in arms sales, China is no.2 behind US. Korea only targets countries with bigger budget & has long been a NATO-grade arms consumer (e.g. Indonesia, Colombia, Philippines).. while China aims for low income countries which are seeking replacement for its Soviet bloc weapons like South Asia & Africa..

[@chaostar88]

Chinese-made weapons are full of defects and fraud is rampant. When China exported battle ships to Thailand, they faked the engines.

[@迈德尔]

LOL, Russia is the second largest exporter of military equipment, followed by France, China, and the United Kingdom.

[@vforvendetta937]

False South Korea last year only contributed 2% of global arm export

[@7mmalltheway]

Stop drinking Guk-Ppong-Ju my friend. As a Korean, I feel it’s rather embarrassing to read it.

[@markdwighttadina7655]

In the Philippines we acquired 12 FA-50PH LIFT Jets and 2 Frigates. Were about to acquire 2 more corvettes and 1 more Pohang-class Corvette as we acquired one named after a Philippine Army Captain who was killed in the Korean War.

[@danielpena-un8vl]

The fact that they allow their customers to coproduce the weapons, and not have a million R&D safeguards is whats allowing them to sell so much. Plus their hardware is way ahead, equal and sometimes better than NATO standard.

[@diollinebranderson6553]

I mean they got help from western allies like Germany and US.

[@Ray-md9nr]

Their technology is NATO standards. The free world is coming together since NATO.

[@gaborbakos7058]

Every weapon producer make contracts about coproductions, they build factories in the buyer country.

[@holden5478]

Uhhh. No.. Maybe you don't understand how it works to be a Western ally. Korea shares tech and manufacturing processes with the West just as we do with them. What makes them better than NATO isn't quality it's volume. They ramped manufacturing far quicker than Western allies have and it makes sense given their proximity to China and North Korea.

[@mrslushydaminator4974]

​@@diollinebranderson6553bro germany created usa tech lmao

[@cmcpros7403]

When your neighbor is China, North Korea and Russia......Boom! Here goes defense industry

[@GTFO_0]

Dude 😂ask koreans about Japanese lamo

[@stupidburp]

They already hit #2 last year due largely to Poland’s orders.

[@물만두-i4g]

I like kimchi ! 😋

[@tritium1998]

#2 only for exporting to Poland its outdated equipment.

[@백인줄어든다]

Keep up the great work south korea ! By the way this channel appeared in my youtube recommandation videos. I would like to browse if there are many fun videos here!!

[@kimincheon7]

South Korea has the highest industrial robot accumulation rate in the world. Automation of the manufacturing industry is the best in the world. The first place is not a normal first place either. It is three times the size of the United States, Japan, and Germany.. Not only the defense industry but also all industries are automated. Also, the ratio of engineering colleges in South Korea is still very high..Therefore, the overseas expansion of technical manpower is also active. South Korea's industrial competitiveness will not wane for at least decades..

[@halfers83]

Hey my friend. Although I love South Korean people I have to debate a little bit to you. You mentioned about South Korea has the highest industrial robot accumulation rate in the world. Can you provide me that information for me to where to search for? To me.......I know Japan is a robotic country and you should know how creative Japanese are and am only talking about technology. Germany to but not as high. The only thing I see South Korea beat Japanese at is cell phones like Samsung. Just send the info of what I said above and I'll do research on it.

[@chinarise]

@@halfers83because Korean is small，very smallllllll

[@guanrenlida9613]

@@0binkim 韩国是世界上最强大的国家，我非常肯定

[@kimincheon7]

It's been more than a decade since South Korea surpassed Japan. For information on robot density, please refer to the 2021 data in the International Federation of Robotics. Find 'China-overtakes-usa-in-robot-density' in IFR The fact that South Korea's population is 2.5 times smaller than that of Japan also creates an illusion. It is not easy for South Korea to have 2.5 times more personal income than Japan.

[@kimincheon7]

The number of Korean doctors(Ph.D) in the U.S. exceeded 10,000 this year. Currently, 1,000 doctors are produced every year. Only in the U.S... Then in Korea?? In 2020, South Korea has a smaller population than Japan, but the number of doctors(Ph.D) is larger than Japan.. And, 70% of the doctors produced are science and engineering..

[@alanr4845]

We are similiar in many ways 🇮🇱🤝🇰🇷

[@SD-rv6fr]

이스라엘에게 영광이😊

[@oppa-i1g]

한국은 유럽이 아랍국가들 압력으로 이스라엘에 무기판매 안할때 미국제 탱크를 이스라엘에 판매했어요 라빈총리가 60년대에 한국을 방문한 이유 한국과 이스라엘은 오랜 우방입니다

[@kyutd1212]

Free Palestine

[@mage_mini1945]

@@kyutd1212Please stop getting political

[@HarlockSenchou]

이스라엘에게 영광을

[@davidk3422]

For the past three decades, South Koreans have called themselves "the people of delivery" because they are so fast in delivering food orders. But in reality they are super fast in almost everything. There are many things that will take weeks in Western countries but takes just an hour in South Korea. They don't idle away time, they are serious, serious people.

[@bennyklabarpan7002]

they have yet to know the degeneracy of democracy there. the west was very efficient before ww1

[@Marcus_-sy9fi]

Please, man. Don't get carried away with the crazy nonsense. SK still desperately need US presence in their country out of fear of North Korea.

[@junkka83]

you are refering to People of Baedal (배달)? Although it is written and pronounced the same as 'delivery' it's not what it originally means. People of Baedal basically means Korean People in old Korean. The delivery app company 배달의민족 started using it as ambiguos purpose just a decade ago.

[@vanessab6123]

They even deal with burocracy online at home. They don't need to go phisically in the bank to open a bank account, they do it with a PC

[@지환박-l2g]

@@vanessab6123다른나라도 가능하지 않나요? 폰으로 20초면 만드는데..

[@isuy7892]

한국은 오래전부터 자국산 무기의 필요성을 느껴왔다. 미국은 든든한 동맹국이었지만 때때로 너무 인색했고, 이해관계가 맞지 않기도 했기 때문이다. 한국은 북한에게 침략당하지 않기 위해서는 원하는 장비를 값싸고 빠르게 얻어야했고, 국산화만이 그 답이었다. 유럽의 강력한 방위산업이 평화 속에서 쇠락하고 있을때도 한국은 적과 마주보고 끊임없이 노력해왔다. 엄청난 규모의 생산라인에서 나오는 압도적인 생산력, 규모의 경제에서 발휘되는 훌륭한 가격, 첨단 기술력을 앞세운 뛰어난 퀄리티까지. 한국에게 이 강점들은 선택이 아닌 필수였다. 오늘날 한국은 고도로 발달된 기술력과 경제력으로 세계 최고 수준의 방위산업을 만드는데 성공했다. 한때는 미국의 장비를 따라하기 급했고, 대단히 미숙했다. 그러나 결국 한국은 전투기마저 국산화할 수 있었다. 아직 한국의 기술은 독일이나 미국같은 전통적인 강자들에 비해 부족한 면이 있는게 사실이다. 그러나 전반적인 면에서 한국의 기술은 결코 낮지 않으며, 격차는 거의 좁혀졌다. 심지어 일부는 한국이 역전해낸 상황이다. 한국 방위산업의 짧은 역사를 생각해보면 이는 대단한 성공이다. 한편으로, 한국의 긍정적인 이미지는 유럽과 미국에 대한 불신과 갈등을 품은 많은 시장에서 큰 강점으로 작동했다. 식민지배를 당했던 나라가, 제국의 무기를 사고 싶겠는가? 종교나 외교 등에서 갈등을 맺는 나라의 무기를 사고 싶겠는가? 한국의 비종교성은 중동같은 종교적인 지역과의 마찰을 줄여주고, 한국의 식민지로써의 역사는 많은 식민지 출신 국가들에게 우호감을 준다. 또한, 국산 무기가 없는 나라의 입장을 경험으로 알고 있기에, 한국의 판매전략은 개도국들에게 대단히 효과적이다. 일단은 외산 무기를 사더라도, 궁극적으로는 자국 방위산업을 일으키고 싶은 많은 개도국들에게, 기술 이전은 커녕 현지 생산조차 허용치 않는 깐깐한 기업이 마음에 들겠는가? 한국은 기술이전, 현지 생산, 현지업체와의 협력 등에 대단히 후한 조건을 걸었고 공격적으로 세계 시장에 도전했다. 한국은 열심히 단련해온 자신들의 무기가 팔릴거란 자신감이 있었고, 적극적으로 무기를 팔고자 노력했다. 결국, 한국의 전략은 큰 성공으로 평가될 수 있었다.

[@tyrone187]

Proud of my motherland 🇰🇷🌷🇺🇲

[@kimtaiyoung2020]

🇰🇷🇺🇲🇰🇷🇺🇲🇰🇷🇺🇲❤️❤️

[@park7887yh]

저도요~

[@atomicgromit]

👍

[@Mark3nd]

So much luv, its intoxicating 😂

[@derritter3873]

I would say I forgot France was one of the worlds top arms dealers, but then I remember how many nation have Mirages. It really is like “you get a Mirage, you get a Mirage, everyone gets a Mirage”.

[@Jugement]

We actually sold more than the Russians in 2022 yes. We sold 30B for a 60B annual defense budget. And thats because of all the private tech we keep by working solo EU simps argue we loose a lot of money in developpement, but we do get a lot of cashback by purchasing locally French made weapons and selling extra Even the germs famous for the industry only sold 15B if you wanna put it in perspective What we sell most isnt jets tho, but optics and ballistic missiles. Most modern AFVs use French made optics, thanks to Safran we're actually leading in that field

[@maxmd113]

Workers are on strike forget about your fighter jets

[@tnpfxjs]

even south korea has Mirage

[@张凡-o6j]

France is mainly active in North Africa and West Africa

[@MrAmhara]

The Rafale fighter jet is a huge success.

[@MrNmycm]

모든 공산품 수출이 다 그렇듯 무기 수출에 있어서도 가장 중요한 것은 대량생산능력인데 북쪽에 3대째 세습하고 있는 김씨덕분에 원치않게 무기 대량생산 설비를 유지해야 했고 지금에 와서는 신의한수가 된셈이지만 애초부터 무기수출이 이렇게 잘될거라고 기대하고 생산시설을 크게한건 아니라는게 좀 짠하게 느껴짐

[@LadyK-o3y]

대량생산 능력이 있으면 뭐하나요 그 설비를 가동시킬 인력이 없는데 방산업체에 외노자 쓸껀가요?

[@dang1244]

South korea is world class in everthing. Food, music, film and technology. And most of all. No terorrist there.

[@chinavirus841]

You from?

[@starkrebel]

Keeping domestic economic & defense interests first. Brilliant concept.

[@ericyoon956]

Korea has no resources, but it is the world's sixth largest exporter and the world's fifth largest industrial country. The arms industry is only part of the industry we have and there is nothing special about exporting.

[@kierkharriscaliliw4525]

Correction, its the 5th largest exporter and the 3rd largest industrialized nation. Per capita, its the most industrialized country in the world

[@shamal9116]

Korea is a cultural and military powerhouse that has been building the most brilliant civilization in East Asia for over 2,000 years. It is not at all surprising that Korean weapons are selling well and K-pop is popular around the world.

[@jiminswriter4209]

*over 5,000 years

[@dfsdh432v9]

‘OVER 100000,000 YEARS😂😂😂😂😂 and they invented universe😂😂😂😂😂

[@tocreatee3585]

that is why korea was slave state of chinese empires for 2000 years.

[@7mmalltheway]

Now Guk-Ppong is another K-word or Hanryu to export to the world like Chaebol. It was somewhat brilliant for it’s time and location, but not the most. 😂

[@varta1670]

Most brilliant😂 ur popuplation is declining and living there seems like hell with the work culture

[@paintedbird6791]

The individual from Hanwha being interviewed previously worked at Samsung (Samsung Techwin), which contributes to their current success. Samsung chose to discontinue defense manufacturing to prevent potential criticism directed towards its consumer goods division.

[@hawkeye5187]

아니야. 한국인들아 아직은 자부심 갖지마라. 우리 한국은 강해질려면 한참 멀었다. 여기서 멈추지 말고 더 강해져야해. 우리나라는 아직 약하다.😢 여유는 사치야.

[@ianendangan7462]

Much of the miilitary hardware in the Philippine Armed Forces that is brand new came from korea. Much of second hand came from the US.

[@jigsawph5979]

Most are from the Philippine Navy. In fact, approximately 80% of the Navy's new major surface vessels are from South Korea. Potentially, even the Submarines will come from them (South Korea currently has the best offer among its two competitors from France and Spain) The Philippine Army is mostly from Israel. While the Philippine Air Force has a diverse supplier.

[@erzalovesthesun9602]

And? Di pa nakakaandar barko at jets natamaan na yan ng missiles ng china 😂 sakit ma realtalk ano but carry on bro stay delulu im happy for you and the millions overproud ignorant kababayans ❤

[@williamking3529]

This is why the Philippine military is weak.

[@UbermanNullist]

The military industry is not a profitable business. This industry costs more money on R&D than It's profits from selling weapons. In peacetime, it may feel like "a bottomless pit" as you need to keep pumping out tons of money. Even if there is a financial crisis and the country goes bankrupt, you still have to put money into R&D. This is an effort to network with our allies in order for South Korea to own survive.

[@yb12360703]

Deep insight 👏

[@kbsmd0]

@@brandonpak2445 평시에는 8시간 근무이지만 긴급상황일 때는 24시간 생산할 수 있습니다. 포탄의 경우 월 20~30만발까지 생산이 가능하다고 알려져 있습니다. 한국은 지금보다 2배의 넘는 생산능력을 갖추려 설비를 늘리고 있으며, 추가로 해외공장과 합작회사를 만들어 생산을 더 늘리려 하고 있습니다. 이는 중국,북한의 위협에 대응하기 위해 수 십년간 추진되어온 프로젝트입니다. 최근 한국은 매년 신무기를 공개하고 매달 신기술을 개발하고 있어요.

[@kookie175]

@@brandonpak2445 S.K actually do have a million shells of various mm stockpile...hence why they might be able to supply to ukraine indirectly via purchases from U.S

[@dondelchulia3189]

Arms deals often come with greatly strengthened ties between nations. They can often be used as leverage in negotiations for trade deals, but the contracts themselves are almost always at a advantage

[@morphkogan8627]

Clearly it is profitable or they wouldnt be in business lmao. Read their annual reports. You are making stuff up

[@프린스송-w8g]

Americans don't need to be jealous. Most of the arms export markets of Korea and the United States do not overlap, but rather complement each other

[@paxtoncargill4661]

Agreed, and it's great that the US and Korea are allied too. I wish they could enter into NATO, along with Japan.

[@N7-WAR-HOUND]

It’s always nice to have more arms manufacturers than relying on one source. And south Korea has a great standing on the global stage. +American tech is outlandishly expensive. South Korean Tech is a amazing balance

[@lordfarquaad1319]

Idk how u can be jealous of them but more proud of them since nobody knew South Korea tht much or cared

[@tiefblau2780]

You think so? you want to buy one of their rockets? Go on try it yourself

[@khanhnguyen-tt3ff]

Lol why should the USA care Turkey , France, Japan, and South Korea is just filling the market gap Russian left behind

[@rankingdoms]

As a ROK Army veteran, I'm so proud of my country and our armed forces. It feels really weird that Korea became one of the influential countries in the world since I studied abroad in the states for over 10 years, and for the first 5 years before Gangnam style and Korea became popular, I remember all American guys knew about Korea was Kim Jung Il, Kim Jong Eun, missiles, and Korean war. But I feel amazed by current Korean phenomenon these days that now most people know well about SOUTH Korea, and they all go to eat K.bbq, listen to K-pop, watch K-movies/shows, see Korean score leader in English premier league, and K-Arms!! I'm just genuinely glad that now people ask me if I'm a Korean instead of asking if I'm either Chinese or Japanese (I alwayyyys got asked if I'm a chinese or japanese all the time and It almost traumatized me haha). Let's go Korea and its allied forces!!!!

[@demetrisstream]

😂😂😂😂

[@15425rfggdfc]

Не неси чушь. Нам не интересны ни ваши фильмы, ни песни, немного покупали автомобили и телефоны, но и с этим покончено. Что касается вашей армии, то в стране, армия которой не воевала более 50 лет вряд ли армия представляет из себя что-то серьезное. Продолжай хвастаться, а мы посмеемся.😂

[@ChapChap-v5s]

​@@15425rfggdfc 유튜브에 케이팝 댄스 추는 영상보면 러시아 여자들 엉덩이 흔들면서 잘 추드라 ㅋㅋㅋ🤣

[@atomicgromit]

👍

[@mqhjw]

South Koreans are masters of lobbying.

[@wcc4269]

Hell yea, bout time someone else decided to play ball

[@zarvanali888]

South Korea needs to make sure it doesn't fall for US blackmailing and along with taking strong political stands it would have to make sure that it develops its own engines for everything.

[@rh906]

Considering the Koreans were the ones that convinced the US not to leave in the first place, I don't think that is a concern. I would be more worried about the multipolar world we are with all these arms dealers suddenly appearing. The wars between the non-nuclear powers are going to be wild.

[@Mark3nd]

I don't know man, they did convinced US not too leave. Plus they're likely to chill out US exports and sales. Consider it as a balance of Expensive or Cheap but top grade tech. How they're top grade is because... they reversed US Engineering.

[@eujin70]

South Korea's goal is to become 4th or 5th largest arms sales country. It would be possible.

[@gjcjf2]

Timely delivery of mass production machines that have been verified and tested in tension areas under actual ceasefire conditions.

[@grayfullbuster9137]

The KF-21 is based on the F-22 Raptor, and both jets look mean. S.Korea basically said if the US wont sell us it, we will make our own, and it looks pretty close!

[@ominous-omnipresent-they]

Hell, those aren't even available to our NATO Allies.

[@xinyiquan666]

if US does not sell the gears , south korea can not even make a nail on a plane, let alone anything close to f22

[@szymonziolkowski5967]

I think that the USA 🇺🇸 must train counter espionage so that its secret technology won't be stolen.

[@노총각-s]

​@xinyiquan666 he is Chinese and he don't want believe true it's just like jealousy

[@park7887yh]

@@xinyiquan666 There's a saying in Korea: "Chinese people believe and filter out"

[@Xx-Anwar-xX]

i mean they have what it takes to do it . its just a matter of time . they are way ahead of even china in so many fields of technology .

[@sonorangreenman4472]

Great folks High quality! Improves their position next door rocketman as not to be taken lightly.

[@xiaoyang4521]

They use GPS and at war time, people knows what happens.

[@Two-Checks]

"S Korea has terrible customer service. I want to buy but they never answer my calls." - Kim Jong Un

[@이동연-c6d]

Piggy is hungry for rice again 😂😂😂😂😂

[@andrewyoonhobai8453]

Is that North Korea daughter strongarm to take a spot as owner of the northern part of the home country? You may think that the KIM family is violent, but they just full on blackmailed the universe possibly. Wild stuff.

[@tidbit1877]

Canada should buy some South Korean Destroyers and Frigates! We should also build some of our own ships as well. Plus we should buy some Japanese ships as well, they build them on time and on a small budget so there would be huge savings for Canada if the deal was done right.

[@tannerr8775]

we are building are own as we speak. however its very over budget

[@mattgummerson8370]

@@tannerr8775the majority of ship building programmes go over budget. Especially when Canada is building a first of it’s class ship

[@MoonParkCello]

Canada is currently in the market for buying new submarines and they might buy Korean (KSS III)

[@totoitekelcha7628]

As long as gay trudeau is in charge don't expect canada to have balls. They will give millions of dollar to islamic jihadist but they will forcefully beat the true canadian who oppose his regime.

[@tormundgaint1022]

@@tannerr8775over budget and poor quality

[@RamZar50]

South Korean arms are high quality at great prices. SK has always needed a robust arms industry to combat NK. Russian arms exports are suffering because they are inferior and now used against Ukraine. U.S. arms are still by far the best but they’re expensive and need long lead times. I expect Japan’s arms industry to grow rapidly as well.

[@kpgl4]

Japanese systems are more expensive than that of the US's. i.e. M1A2 SEP v3 is ~5 M USD, and Type 10 is ~ 10M USD. I'm not sure if they can grow fast with that kind of price tags.

[@RamZar50]

@@kpgl4 Sometimes it pays to make your own arms for self-sufficiency. Both Japan and South Korea are in a tough neighborhood surrounded by Russia, China and North Korea. That also explains why South Korea and Japan have drawn closer to each other in recent years despite their difficult past.

[@Just-take-me-home]

Our country(Japan) has a restricted constitution that makes selling lethal weapons to other countries hard so I don't think so.

[@tritium1998]

The US military actually uses a lot of foreign arms that are better. If South Korea and Japan weren't your tokens, you'd be saying how far worse arms at cheap prices mean inferior quality for inferior customers.

[@RamZar50]

@@tritium1998 Name some? Arms which US buys from other countries which are better than comparable U.S. ones.