Yahoo News reports, “South Korea today unveiled a new stealthy loyal wingman-type drone, the Low Observable Unmanned Wingman System, or LOWUS, which it plans to operate alongside the locally developed KF-21 Boramae next-generation fighter. The new drone is part of a growing fleet of low-observable drones being developed in South Korea as the country seeks to introduce new uncrewed technologies for a range of missions.”
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IAI to Open Boeing 777 Freighter Conversion Line in South Korea
Aviation Week reports that Israel Aerospace Industries, in collaboration with MRO firm Sharp Technics K, will open a passenger-to-freight conversion line in South Korea using Boeing 777-300ER passenger airliners as feedstock to produce 777-ERSF aircraft.
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South Korea Launches First Homegrown Space Rocket
The AP reports that South Korea “successfully launched its first homegrown space rocket on Tuesday, officials said, a triumph that boosted the country’s growing space ambitions but also proved it has key technologies to build a space-based surveillance system and bigger missiles amid animosities with rival North Korea.” The Nuri rocket “succeeded in releasing and placing its functioning ‘performance verification’ satellite at an altitude of 700 kilometers (435 miles) after its liftoff from South Korea’s space launch center at 4 p.m.”
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Launch of South Korea’s Nuri rocket, June 21, 2022
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Joby, SK Telecom to Offer Air Taxi Services in South Korea
Aviation Week reports that South Korea’s “ambition to launch urban air mobility (UAM) services in 2025 has been boosted by the signing of a strategic collaboration agreement between air taxi developer Joby Aviation and Korean telecommunications giant SK Telecom (SKT).”
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South Korea in Talks with US to Join Artemis Project
Space News reports that South Korea “is in last-minute negotiations with the United States to join NASA’s Artemis program, a news outlet here reported May 18, citing government sources.” The two countries are aiming to complete negotiations before a May 21 summit between President Biden and South Korea President Moon Jae-in. An unnamed South Korean official “said the move to join the Artemis program was in line with ‘our continued commitment to strengthening partnership with NASA’ when it comes to space exploration.”
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