Protection officers of Korea and Britain pose for a gaggle photograph throughout their two-day talks aimed toward deepening arms trade cooperation, Thursday. Courtesy of the Protection Acquisition Program Administration
Senior protection officers of Korea and Britain have held annual bilateral talks earlier this week aimed toward strengthening coverage cooperation within the arms trade, the state arms procurement company mentioned Thursday.
The 2-day gathering happened in London and was led by Jeong Gyu-heon, deputy minister for superior capabilities program on the Protection Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), and Oliver Harry, director for protection and safety exports for Britain’s Division for Enterprise and Commerce, in keeping with DAPA.
Jeong and Harry held in-depth discussions over the strategic partnership between Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean and British protection agency Babcock in addition to cooperation between Hanwha Methods and Britain’s BAE Methods on satellites.
Through the talks, the Korean authorities proposed a brand new memorandum of understanding to advance bilateral protection science and expertise cooperation and each side agreed to push for the swift signing of the settlement, DAPA mentioned.
