Korea, NATO deepen ties as Seoul’s global defense stature grows

“Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) hosted the second Korea-NATO Defense Industry Consultative Meeting at the Government Complex Gwacheon Sunday, the agency said. The session was co-chaired by DAPA's director of international cooperation, Kim Tae-kon, and Tarja Jaakkola, NATO's assistant secretary general for Defence Industry, Innovation and Armaments. The two sides exchanged information on areas of potential cooperation and discussed ways to expand defense industry collaboration. Korea has rapidly emerged as one of the world's fastest-growing defense exporters, securing multibillion dollar contracts for tanks, howitzers and fighter jets with countries spanning Europe, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Korea used the meeting to stress that access to NATO standards is critical for domestic defense companies seeking to build interoperability with NATO weapons systems — a priority the alliance has emphasized. NATO's delegation in turn asked Korea to participate in multilateral cooperation projects it is pursuing in the areas of ammunition and space. The meeting was t

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