The provided text discusses the global arms industry, focusing on South Korea's role as a significant player. It highlights that South Korea is home to about half of the world's 155mm shells, a crucial component in warfare. Despite not being at war, South Korea continues to consume these shells due to ongoing military training, indicating a high level of preparedness.
South Korea's defense industry has seen significant growth, with the market capitalization increasing by 20% in the current year. This growth is attributed to the European market, which has been undergoing changes due to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. The United States, which has not been able to export its weapons to South Korea due to quality issues and lack of war, is now facing a shortage of weapons, including bullets, in Europe.
South Korea has been proactive in this situation, selling weapons immediately and planning to build a joint factory in Poland to produce weapons for Europe. This move is seen as a strategic step to expand into the European market.
The text also discusses the importance of artillery in modern warfare, with 155mm shells playing a decisive role. It mentions that during the Korean War, 780% of the Ukrainian war was hit by 155mm guns, underscoring the shell's significance.
The text concludes by discussing South Korea's ability to produce weapons faster than the United States or any European country. It argues that South Korea's standing army of 600,000 troops and the continuous use of artillery shells make it a significant player in the global arms industry. South Korea's weapons are seen as practical and effective, with the potential to rise in the ranking of world arms exports.
1. There are about 4,000 155mm shells globally, with Korea holding 2,100 of them. This equates to half of the world's ammunition consumption.
2. Korea is continuing to train, leading to ongoing consumption of acid and production of ammunition.
3. Korea is focusing on developing advanced armored vehicles, self-propelled artillery tanks, and tanks.
4. The fire control group has many fields and Korea is seizing the market for conventional weapons.
5. The production volume can be used to build a fire control device or a soft key device.
6. The market capitalization of Korea's defense industry has increased by 20% this year.
7. The defense industry is in trouble due to the European market and the war in Ukraine.
8. The United States has not been able to export to Korea due to the quality of its weapons.
9. The Minister of Defense is currently in Poland, and arms trade with Poland is continuing.
10. Poland is the largest buyer of weapons due to the war in Ukraine.
11. There is a shortage of weapons, including bullets, in Europe.
12. The annual production of shells in Europe was at its maximum, but it is 300,000 bar per year.
13. The U.S., Germany, and Europe are expanding factories.
14. The production line needs to be redesigned and changed because they are using old lines.
15. The performance of the shells has not been improved, and the unit price has become too expensive.
16. 780% of the Ukrainian war was hit by 155mm guns.
17. The biggest role of drones now is to detect them, stab them, and hit them with artillery.
18. The evaluation performance has improved greatly over the years, and even now it is 155mm.
19. The military is like a standing soldier.
20. Even if there is no war, the consumption of artillery shells in Korea would probably be the world's.
21. The factories continue to operate in a state of war.
22. The K9 self-propelled artillery is 155mm, and the range was increased by 50% to 60km.
23. Korea is a good future, but it has been trying to tighten and polish it in a wartime state for the past several decades.
24. Reuters recently reported that Korea could become the best arms export dealer or extraction country.
25. Korea is a little below the United States, Russia, France, China, and Germany in the ranking of world arms exports.
26. Korea's weapons standards are largely based on the US military standards.
27. Korea always checks its weapons in actual combat condition.
28. Other countries do not train and build up references, so no matter how good the design