South Korea Approves Largest Ever Defense Budget Worth $44.8Bln - Defense Ministry

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2025-12-03

MOSCOW, December 3 (RIA Novosti) - The South Korean parliament has approved a defense budget for 2026 worth 65.8 trillion won ($44.8 billion), which is the largest in the country's history, the South Korean Defense Ministry said on Wednesday. "Following discussions at a meeting on Tuesday, December 2, the National Assembly approved a defense budget of 65.8 trillion won for 2026, representing a 7.5% increase over this year's budget," the statem......

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