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| ▲ Defense officials of South Korea and Britain pose for a group photo during their two-day talks aimed at deepening arms industry cooperation, in this photo provided by the Defense Acquisition Program Administration on Jan. 15, 2026. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
S Korea-Britain-defense talks
S. Korea, Britain hold defense talks on arms industry cooperation
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- Senior defense officials of South Korea and Britain have held annual bilateral talks earlier this week aimed at strengthening policy cooperation in the arms industry, the state arms procurement agency said Thursday.
The two-day gathering took place in London and was led by Jeong Gyu-heon, deputy minister for advanced capabilities program at the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), and Oliver Harry, director for defense and security exports for Britain's Department for Business and Trade, according to DAPA.
Jeong and Harry held in-depth discussions over the strategic partnership between South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean Co. and British defense firm Babcock as well as cooperation between Hanwha Systems Co. and Britain's BAE Systems on satellites.
During the talks, the South Korean government proposed a new memorandum of understanding to advance bilateral defense science and technology cooperation and both sides agreed to push for the swift signing of the agreement, DAPA said.
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