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Arriving in fighter jet, S.Korea's Moon urges defence industry growth
Reuters via msn ^ | 19 October 2021 | Josh Smith and Hyonhee Shin

Posted on 10/20/2021 1:45:00 AM PDT by blueplum

SEONGNAM, South Korea (Reuters) - South Korea should redouble its efforts to become a global defence industry leader, President Moon Jae-in told a military expo in the outskirts of Seoul on Wednesday, after landing at the site in an air force fighter jet.

Clad in a flight suit, Moon arrived at the biennial Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition in the back seat of an FA-50 jet fighter, South Korea's first indigenous supersonic aircraft and a major defence export...

...At least 440 companies from 28 countries are participating in what organisers said was the largest ADEX ever. About 300 government, military and defence acquisition officials from 45 countries were expected to attend the event....

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: adex2021; moonjaein; southkorea; strategicdefense

1 posted on 10/20/2021 1:45:00 AM PDT by blueplum
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To: blueplum

China is promptiimng a new arms race.

S. Korea is signing on for the race.


2 posted on 10/20/2021 2:06:53 AM PDT by Candor7 ((Obama Fascism:http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html))
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To: Candor7

I think that Moon wanted to reunite Korea. That’s a bit crazy when you realize it would have to reunite under the fat guy.


3 posted on 10/20/2021 3:42:31 AM PDT by Gen.Blather (Wait! I said that out loud? )
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To: Gen.Blather

Moon has had a change o’ fart.

Moon’ss reunification Kimchi has been cooked by China Sabre rattling and the threats of withdrawal of US troops by Biden and his cadre of woke Marxists.


4 posted on 10/20/2021 3:46:54 AM PDT by Candor7 ((Obama Fascism:http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html))
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To: blueplum

Now there is a head of Country with a pair, Lets go Branson.


5 posted on 10/20/2021 7:38:45 AM PDT by Rappini (Compromise has its place. It's called second.)
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To: Rappini
Arriving by fighter jet: all cool points awarded to Pres. Moon Jae-in.

So reminds me of President Trump starting to climb into that race car last year.

6 posted on 10/20/2021 8:28:08 AM PDT by MikelTackNailer (Real tanned, rested and ready to raise hell - Trump '24!)
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