Hanwha Aerospace

Hanwha Aerospace Eyes Germany, UK Arms Deals as Demand Surges

Workers on the assembly line of Hanhwa K9 Howitzer at Hanwha Aerospace Co.'s manufacturing facility in Changwon, South Korea, on Thursday, April 18, 2024. Hanwha Aerospace Co., Korea’s leading defense contractor, has been making ground weapons for almost 50 years, their old-school armored vehicles and munitions are in high demand.

Explosion kills 5 at Hanwha Aerospace factory in South Korea

Explosion kills 5 at Hanwha Aerospace factory in South Korea At least two others were injured in a fire following a suspected propellant explosion at the defence giant’s plant in Daejeon The two survivors, including one who was badly burned, had escaped from the facility themselves, a fire official told a briefing. “Authorities have yet to identify the victims because their bodies were severely damaged,” a health official told the same briefing. A fire official said that an explosion had...

Hanwha Aerospace Eyes Europe, US Arms Deals

Explosion kills 5 at South Korean aerospace plant

Explosion kills 5 at South Korean aerospace plant SEOUL: An explosion at a plant run by South Korean defence firm Hanwha Aerospace killed five people on Monday (Jun 1), local fire authorities said. The explosion was reported to authorities at around 11am local time at Hanwha's plant in Daejeon, about 150km south of Seoul. A representative of the Daejeon Fire Headquarters told AFP that five people died and two others were injured, without providing further details.

Five dead and two injured following explosion at weapons factory

Five dead and two injured following explosion at weapons factory At least five people are dead and two are seriously injured after an explosion rocked a weapons facility in South Korea on Monday Five people have been killed and two injured following an explosion and fire at a defence company in South Korea, according to officials. The incident took place on Monday at a workspace run by Hanwha Aerospace in the South Korean city of Daejeon, AP reports. The cause of the explosion has not yet...

France bans Israel from major weapons show

PARIS — France has banned Israel from participating in Eurosatory, one of the world’s largest arms shows that kicks off later this month, the Israeli government announced on Monday. “The French decision encompasses: a ban on government representatives attending the exhibition; a ban on opening an Israeli national pavilion; and a restriction limiting Israeli defense industries to displaying air defense products only, with offensive systems explicitly excluded,” the...