South Korea To Establish F-35 Maintenance Depot By 2027

SEOUL—South Korea is expected to establish a Lockheed Martin F-35 maintenance, repair and overhaul depot at Cheongju AB from 2027. Thirty Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) engineers and technicians will be sent to the U.S. for maintenance training in 2025, South Korean broadcaster SBS reports.

China-South Korea competition grows in Vietnam

“Looking at the cumulative amount of investment in Vietnam since 1988, South Korea ranks first with $85.8 billion, ahead of Singapore and Japan. However, in recent years, Korea has been in a neck-to-neck competition with China,” Kim Hyong-mo told the Japan-based Asia news magazine.