1. On the day of the K1A1 mobile training at the promotion training center. The tank commander and soldiers were in perfect order. They started firing without a single error and hit the target. In the training involving Biho, K1A1, and the Air Force support unit, sweat beads formed on the faces of the soldiers who were training hard, not caring about the heat. 2. The Agency for Defense Development has about 3,000 researchers with doctorates. It is the core and cradle of our country's defense technology. The researchers at the Agency for Defense Development, which has been around for 41 years, are devoted to developing and testing new weapons. There are testing sites scattered all over the country, and since there are many restrictions on testing in our country, they even go abroad to do the testing. There are many risk factors, such as the performance test of the 155mm shell and the acceptance test of the rocket gun. The K11 composite rifle has already entered the mass production stage. Dr. Kim Eui-hwan, who is called the father of tanks. He developed the K1A1 tank and recently started testing the K2. 3. The Air Force's light attack aircraft FA50 is a representative example of our national defense technology that signed an export contract with Indonesia. The performance of a fighter is important, but the key is how many weapons it can carry. That's how light a fighter jet needs to be. However, the FA50 dispels such concerns with its outstanding armament capabilities. The K15 boasts the world's best armament capabilities. Its air maneuverability and flight capabilities have already been verified, and the pilots' combat flight skills, armament capabilities, and shooting capabilities are excellent. The Navy's flying blue sharks and red sharks are outstanding in their destructive power. When an enemy submarine attacks, they are not launched from the sea like existing torpedoes, but fly in from the sky, so they attack the enemy submarine without time to dodge. [K-Defense Industry, Standing at the Center of the World - Part 1: The Defense Industry Landscape Changes] In the 1970s, South Korea was practically a wasteland of weapons systems, unable to even make a single rifle properly. President Park Chung-hee's directive to establish the Agency for Defense Development (ADD) in 1970 was a lightning project implemented with the wish for independent national defense, and became the first step for the defense industry of the Republic of Korea. The Republic of Korea has developed cutting-edge weapon systems recognized worldwide with domestic technology and has achieved the feat of exporting them overseas. How did the Republic of Korea become a powerhouse in weapons exports and K-defense industry in just half a century? ※ This video is [Documentary Era - Protecting with Cutting-Edge Weapons] aired on June 25, 2011 and [Documentary On - The Landscape of the Defense Industry is Changing] aired on March 23, 2024. #Defense industry #Cutting-edge weapons #Defense industry #Weapons exports #War ✔KBS Documentary KBS Official YouTube Channel [KBS Documentary] ????Subscribe????Like➡️ / @kbsdocumentary ????Inquiries: [email protected] Copyright ⓒ KBS. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction, redistribution, and use (including AI training) are prohibited. ∙Unauthorized reproduction, redistribution, and use (including AI training) are prohibited. ∙The current situation and content may differ slightly depending on the time of broadcast. ∙Defamatory and malicious comments may be deleted by the operator to protect the performer.