You are right. (1) SK has the technology, STEM and industry base (2) SK just bench-marks the trend of the US weapons and its development orientation (3) SK picks the target (within the present or potential reach of its capability) and optimizes the product concept (4) very rapid and economic R&D and extensive testing ... Let me elaborate a little on the point (2)... First example. The US began developing 'all-in-one' electronic fuse for 155 mm shells, in 2022... SK has started developing the equivalent in 2024.... And SK will combine this all-in-one electronic fuse with anti-jamming-capable trajectory-modifying fuse into one piece, within the target cost for R&D and for mass production. Second example. The US Navy succeeded in developing a new generation of anti-radar missile (AARGM-ER) in 2021. The US Air Force was so impressed that it began upgrading this anti-rada supersonic missile (propelled by a solid fuel ramjet) to all-purpose version (SiAW) in 2022. One of the greatest differences is in the seeker. The Air Force version added infrared. SK began developing air-launched supersonic missile. AARGM-ER or SiAW is slightly off the reach of SK's capabilities since it involves a very high technological barrier. Still SK decides to go with it in 2023 for its indigenous fighter, KF-21. And SK just wants to skip the AARGM-ER and seems to have made the all-purpose model(SiAW) as its target. It will take about 10 years, But if SK succeeds in developing a comparable one, it will reach a higher level of supersonic cruise missile technology. Third example. In a sense, KF-21, the indigenous model, looks like an upgraded Super Hornet with twin-engined F-22 form factor. The F-35 has the single engine fuselage, which limits its internal space. The US ditched the idea of a 'twin engine stealth' fighter when it decided to retire the F-22. South Korea, with the consultation from Lockeed Martin, picked up this twin engine structure. One of the reasons is that anyway there is little chance for South Korea to have the bargaining power to procure the state-of-art (TIT temperature exceeds 1900 degree celsius) engine from the US. (If you cannot buy a powerful one for a single engine structure, you can use two of less-powerful engines..).. But here kicks in the real trick. South Korea has the technology to optimize the fuselage, using all sorts of brand new high-tech materials such as carbon fiber and 'glue'. The current version's internal fuel tank can carry 6.6 ton of fuel. Still there is 'hidden(extra)' 6 metric meter space within the fuselage.For a 4.5 gen fighter, this extra space can be used for fuel tank, making KF-21 with 'the longest internal-fuel-only range' . For a 5 gen variant, this extra space can be used as the internal weapon bay. In short, fuselage technology together with electronics/sensors/chips has revived F-22's twin-engine structure. South Korea (as this episode aptly pointed) is on the crossroad in this ever-more-becoming-polarized world. It has the potential and capability to become the arsenal of the West, even surpassing France, especially several years after KF-21 reaches the IOC(initial operational capability) stage in 2027, I suppose. But can South Korea cope with this dangerous business? Beijing is less than 1,000 kw away from Seoul. What would be the response of China as South Korea is arming itself with the most sophisticated indigenous Missile Defense? With terrifying Diesel-AIP-Lithium submarines with 4,000 ton displacement and with (non-nuke) ballistic missile tubes? (Three-month submerge.. though it is slower than a nuclear-powered sub, it is much quieter... ideal for ambush around the Peninsula)... Thousands of intermediate range non-nuke ballistic/cruise missiles covering almost all of China... with high-end UAVs such as long-endurance ISR and attack model, or unmanned stealth fighter model, or stealth flying-wing model.... a few tens of medium weight reconnaissance satellites (Electro-Optical or Infra-Red or SAR) and hundreds ( a constellation) of very small SAR satellites. ... How will China respond? One thing is clear. South Korea has not chosen to destabilize this region. It is China, by arming North Korea with nukes and ballistic missiles, who started the chicken game involving the US, South Korea and Japan. And when it comes to a chicken game, South Koreans are masters. Since this country is a free republic, it is no big deal if the President gets nuked. There are many, many 'somebody-else's' who can run the country. But North Korea and China are different. The state exists for the top echelon of the party and for the leader. China cannot go on as the present polity if this upper crust is crushed. An all-in game has started. Freedom and independence are our choice. War and peace are their choice. Meanwhile, South Koreans cannot help developing and producing very, very terrifying (non-nuke) stuff.

That why so many of them living on the slum.

​@@laosasean8482Even regional military powers like India and Indonesia has lots of slums! What's your point?!

@@EMateoEEven US have more slum than China because they spend so much money trying to be a world cop, Indonesia have a good relationship with China and they refused to host the US base on the soil and they have smaller slum than both India and Philippines who are trying to be a local regional cops.

@@laosasean8482 It's funny how you 'wumaos' always try to include U.S. in every discussion. China is one of the Biggest Pollutants in the world. The world only wants to trade w/ china because of cheap labor and Goods, but everybody knows that China is a Regional Bully and Engages in Economic Coercion, Bullying and Intimidation. Indonesia also has a good relationship w/ US thru joint military Training, Partnership..etc. coz they know that China is their #1 regional threat. China also has a lot of poor people, and people who doesn't have any voice bec. of their Evil government.

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Ambitious country

Military weapons systems are not profitable. Western countries have been divesting where they can. Many companies don’t have customers outside of their own government and don’t want to expand production. The military industry is a huge drag on the economy.

@@chillxxx241 The industry does seem a bit saturated.

@@bourbonlover7158 The big numbers make people think that there are big profits, but that is just ignorance. Margins are getting squeezed even more because of Ukraine. Countries see Ukraine getting $100 Billions in free weapons, so what is the incentive to purchase. There are headlines of large sales, but they are almost always at near 0 interest rates and often include supplemental systems given at no or low cost. Poland is already trying to pull out of some of the Korean purchases.

@@chillxxx241 Interesting

oh fraudsters cancel cooperation with Indonesia. we don't want ugly kf21

3rd world with 2nd largest GDP and the only sole industrial superpower does not sound right. 😅

​@@herrwolf5184 Yeah large economy but 1.5 billion people usa has 1st but 300 million people now do the math idiot

China is 3rd world? That doesn't sound right when regular Chinese has luxury car, incredible apartment, and bank account one would only look at with envy, and has some of the biggest cities in the world, that are globally leading in terms of Infrastructure, economic development, size, fast traffics and Chinese and their power isn't going down , but up, So can you explain how it is just one 3rd world country comparable to east European nations, lot of America and Africa? Also you think they wouldn't be able to get their hands on some powerful weapons when they are the largest industrialists in the world while also possessing impressive amount of nuclear power?

@@NootNootMdf do you know what "3rd world" mean? Just because a country has some advanced technological sectors and thriving major cities, this does not make a country a first world country (democracy, freedom of press, high standards of living, independent judiciary etc.).. China is simply an authoritarian developing country that may never get out the middle income trap..

Study your history on Japanese occupation of Korea.

This isn't this isn't WW2, GTFOH. Currently, Japan is not a threat to South Korea. GTFOH.@@sparc4ux

Korea does not trust Japan. This is a nation that always betrays. The country that knows Japan best is Korea. Japan is inherently faithless. It is a culture that is not ashamed of being faithless. Korea and Japan have completely different ethnicities.

The sentiment is still there

Sentiment doesn't mean enemies.@@deidresable

Australia is oceanic country, don t confuse with Austria

Australia is European? Lol

drafting females is evil

Finally true gender equality will exist in South Korea 😅

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If they are not going to have babies then they need to serve in the military. Korean feminism girlbossed it's way into being drafted.... 😂

@Zentsuuki👌

North korea is struggling to stay relevant while South Korean moved on, that’s why North Korea always launching missiles to grab international attention.

Nbd buying north’s weapons, what are you even talking lol

​@@worldcollides4197excepting Russia lmao😂

@@qwertyqwerty-zi6dr true, but it's more like ammo so

Funny stuff

😅😅😅.

China won't allows that to happen just like US don't allow Cuba to have nuke on the soil.

Don't worry the dragon will sit on a new egg,go ahead and do it.

Don't worry the dragon will sit on a new egg,go ahead and do it.

from Korean perspective, Japan is a potential enemy due to historical reason. Japan & Korea also has some unresolved teritorial dispute which may cause a conflict in the future.

They are very hostile to each other. And Korean navy's potential enemy is Japan.

Godzilla

No way.. Korea can out gun China.

Landwise yes but power wise

@@liongjiahwong5478 impossible to small and have no natural resource they can dream but they won't be able to achieve it.

​@@liongjiahwong5478yes everyone is allowed to dream but when you wake up,it will all be Ashe's as your parents saw your grandparents.

Even when China suffered a crushing defeat and fell to Mongolia, it was the small country of Korea that held on for over 30 years. China distorts history and pretends that Mongolia is Chinese history, but the original country was originally founded by Mongolia. China, which is mostly ruled by other peoples, distorts history as if that history is theirs. China's history is simply a history of defeat and domination.

Hola

They have to protect their K-POP industry.

china depending on Russia too

@Shurem-iw7js If S. Korea didn't have US security guarantees, S. Korea would have nuclear weapons to defend it's own security.

@@tommypop2139 ？

​@@tommypop2139 lol

😂blackpink I guess

@@crchen146 If South Koreans had any sense left they'd merge with North right now and start making babies again. 😅

@Zentsuuki Korean men only 👌 😂😂😂

China does not need to be worried,, The only country is worry will be the United States, South Korea is eating a big piece of Americas cakes. America rely heavily on selling weapons. Now is losing profits

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When it comes down to FA50, it is. KF 21 is not. KF21's AESA is manufactured made by Hanwha and LIG NexOne.

이사람은 생각이 바르지 않습니다, 아마 깽판을 치거나 여론을 파괴하기 위하여 댓글을 다는 부류라고 봅니다.

This chinese guy is spreading the lies.

KF-21 is neary all made in S Korea with K-technology. There are already many interests from air force around the world.

​@@sinnopal1at least you no how things are being run,can you say it out loud, maybe your not free,just like your parents parent.

@davidyu3815 The Korean War ended in a draw if you were living under a rock for the past century.

@@JayCho84 Let's go another round kimchi boy.

@@JayCho84 That was a China and North Korea win by landslide , imagine North Korea only left with one village to defend against US and allied attack , that when China decide to help North Korea and join the war, pushing back US and allied forces (UNC) and seizing Seoul.

@@budisuwandhi6818 You are biasedly cherry picking one phase of the Korean War before the armistice in 1953. Does North Korea and China control Seoul now? Look at a internationally recognized map if you're clueless.

@@JayCho84Because China involvement in the war , North Korea can pushing back US and allies and seizing Seoul , after negotiation both South Korea side and North Korea side agree to ceasefire and create DMZ.

you are forgetting level & size .

@@Infinity_movies you should elaborate more.

Yeah so what, what is laughable about it. Every country has its own pace and laughing about 1962 war ....... Can i laugh about china when Imperial Japan invaded it.

@@sourabhthakur6064 I will have the last laugh kid. I will tell you why. 😂 The chinese were united in fighting the imperial japanese army and finally managed to expel them. But on other side, indians were colonised by imperial British for 250 years . The indians were not divided but divided along religion, caste and race. The worst part is many indians worked for british as cheap labourers and mercenary soldiers. The indian soldiers massacred their own people under the white British orders. The indian mutiny against the British failed because the Indians were not united where some soldiers revolted and others were loyal to their white masters. Indians should be shamed for themselves for not united and killing their own kind under the order of foreign masters. The lal bagh massacre in delhi is good example. It was reported some 3 million indian soldiers fought for colonial masters not for liberating india but to expand the imperial British rule over other countries. 😂

@@sourabhthakur6064 do you want to discuss 250 years of British enslavement of indians. How about 300 years of brutal moghul rule on india and another 300 years of rule by delhi sultanate? What a great indian history 😂

China never bombed pearl harbour!

Really? I guess ppl thought so in 1941 also..

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Two super power 😅

​@@lingth move on you Chinese are aggressive now 🤣😆

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USA and Ukraine loses 22000 per month and second 2 years will be 25000 per month. So you need 1 200 000 soldeirs from USA to help Ukraine to survive. Bye.,

USa lost war 2008 - 2024, -3 - 4 trillions lost, 34 trilloons dept. Israel and USA at economic collpse. Germany at collaps due to blasted NORD STREAM by USA. SO who whill support Ukraine for next 4 - 5 years ? USA ? No. ISrael with crappy IDF ? No ? Germany :? NO. So WHo.??? Tell. me please.

Please do not dring and use drugs. It hurts your dendrites and axones in brain. And you produce things out of realiy., Bye. Go to school as soon as possible.

N'importe quoi qui vous a dites ça ?

Meanwhile, you Chinese are running away to other countries like South Korea as economic and political refugees as Winnie the Pooh's incompetence collapses the Chinese society and economy. 🤣🙄

Meanwhile, you Chinese are fleeing to other countries like S. Korea as economic and political refugees....🤔😂

@@JayCho84bro so many chinese coming through the US border ilegally its insane.. they never follow rules

@@chinobandito7625 Yea, I've seen the news. It's rather pitiful to see the Chinese have fallen so far to where they're running away to other countries like the US and South Korea. The Chinese are also fleeing to Vietnam and Japan which I couldn't believe at first.

​@@JayCho84now illegal Chinese are overwhelming in South Korea everywhere

With the largest military force on earth.

@@chickaboomboom2726 yup, , just big..or large 🤣🤣🤣

It seems like a lot of Chinese people are leaving comments here.

@@user-ei1ps4pq6x THATS A GOOD THING. CHINESE PEOPLE ARE DEFENDING THEIR MOTHERLAND. JUST LIKE YOU'RE DEFENDING YOUR MOTHERLAND IN UKRAINE/ GEORGIA ( caucus mountains )

South Korea make pretty good cusumers stuff but it's not really a heavily military industry producer like Russia.

China? High tech weaponry? I am laughing so hard

@@sinnopal1 please do , no one will stop you , While US indulge in debts to aids other wars, China spending billions of dollar to create more advance, sophisticated and hi tech armament.

Made in china 😂

Are you talking about those Chinese-made high-tech weapons that even Pakistan, the only pro-China country, has given up on? I heard you won't use it even if it's given to you for free?

@@Panorama-memory You know nothing about China hitech weaponry , go watch "Race to Space" to know more.

No, it didn't. The Chinese and Commie NK attacked the SK then the US-led UN intervention began. Stop lying. It ended in a stalemate. South Korea is way more successful crappy NK.

The title of this video is misleading, for it is a click-bait. But SOKO's chance of exporting more weapons than China might be feasible-although I highly doubt. Eastern Europe and the Middle East have been buying Korean weapons. And the Koreans are fiercely marketing their goods in Africa, where Chinese weapons are dominant. The future of SOKO's arms industry lies on Africa, in which many countries are using Chinese arms except Senegal and a few.

get your facts straight here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_spring_offensive

The tone last more like a loser. South Korea survived in that war and responded well to become a leading industrial countries when China’s ally, North Korea degraded into poorest in the world.

@@weipeng4425 But as China's strength increases, North Korea will also unify South Korea. South Korea is a colony of the United States and has no sovereignty.