{"id":221200,"date":"2023-12-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/taiwannewswire.com\/?guid=ce128e6632d61656b62331f8f27014d7"},"modified":"2023-12-20T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T00:00:00","slug":"s-koreas-arms-exports-amount-to-nearly-14-bln-in-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/taiwannewswire.com\/s-koreas-arms-exports-amount-to-nearly-14-bln-in-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"S. Korea’s arms exports amount to nearly $14 bln in 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"
SEOUL, South Korea’s arms exports in 2023 decreased from a record high last year, but the number of importers rose thanks to robust demand for advanced Korean weapons, the defense ministry said Wednesday.<\/p>\n
South Korean firms signed weapons deals worth nearly $14 billion this year, a defense ministry official said, without providing a specific amount as the official data is not yet available.<\/p>\n
This year’s estimated figure was down from a record high of $17.3 billion last year, which was helped by mega deals in Poland, which accounted for 72 percent of the total.<\/p>\n
Last year, Poland signed $13 billion worth of deals with Korean firms to buy K-2 tanks, K-9 self-propelled howitzers, FA-50 light attack aircraft and K-239 Chunmoo multiple rocket launchers to bolster its defenses amid the Russia-Ukraine war.<\/p>\n
The number of importers tripled to 12 and the types of weapons systems doubled to 12 this year, according to the ministry.<\/p>\n
Earlier this month, Hanwha Aerospace cinched a $2.4 billion contract to sell 129 Redback infantry fighting vehicles to Australia. In February, Korea Aerospace Industries struck a $920 million contract to sell 18 FA-50 light attack aircraft to Malaysia.<\/p>\n
Seoul officials anticipated the amount to break the previous record to over $20 billion next year when the second round of weapons deals with Poland are finalized, with negotiations currently under way.<\/p>\n
South Korea aims to carve out a 5 percent share of the global arms export market by 2027 to become the world’s fourth-largest defense exporter.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Source: Yonhap News Agency<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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