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Hanwha Aerospace Suspends Production After Deadly Explosion in South Korea

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Seoul, June 2 (IANS) Hanwha Aerospace Co., a defence affiliate under Hanwha Group in South Korea, said on Tuesday it has partially suspended production at its Daejeon facility after a deadly explosion at the plant. In a regulatory filing, the arms manufacturer said it was ordered by labour authorities to halt operations at the facility, about 140 kilometres south of Seoul, due to a serious workplace accident under South Korea’s occupational safety laws.The explosion killed five people and injure…

South Korea’s Defence Agency to Assist Investigation into Hanwha Aerospace Factory Explosion

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Seoul, June 2 (IANS) The arms procurement agency of South Korea said on Tuesday its affiliated bodies will provide technical assistance to an investigation into a recent explosion at a Hanwha Aerospace factory. The Defence Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said the agency has also formed a task force to manage the situation, after Monday’s explosion and fire at the Hanwha Aerospace plant left five people killed and two others injured.”We will support, when necessary, the investigation by…

South Korea to Acquire US SM-6 Shipborne Missile Interceptors by 2034

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Seoul, May 22 (IANS) South Korea on Friday finalised a plan to acquire US Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) shipborne missile interceptors by 2034, in a bid to boost its missile defence capabilities, the state arms procurement agency said.The Defence Project Promotion Committee, a decision-making body for arms procurement under the Defence Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), approved the 530 billion-won (USD 351.5 million) project to acquire the SM-6 long-range ship-to-air missile interceptors an…

Debris from Vessel Hit in Strait of Hormuz Arrives in South Korea for Analysis

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Seoul, May 16 (IANS) The debris from airborne objects that struck an HMM-operated vessel in the Strait of Hormuz last week arrived in South Korea to undergo analysis, the foreign ministry said. The debris was flown in following consultations with the United Arab Emirates government and will be closely analysed by specialised agencies, it said in a notice to the press on Friday.An on-site inspection conducted last weekend found that the HMM Namu, a Panama-flagged cargo ship operated by South Kore…