South Korea has Made the Best Tank on Earth

South Korea's military industry is on another level. At the start of the 2010s, Seoul only built and exported fighting hardware to a tiny handful of nations, predominantly a medium-sized regional power in Turkey.

But fast forward by just a decade and a half, and South Korea is among the biggest arms exporters in the world, with hopes to be one of the global top four by just 2027.

From aircraft like the F-A-50 Golden Eagle to the upcoming KF-21 Boromai to formidable submarines and naval frigates, to the immensely popular self-propelled howards of the K-9 Thunder, South Korea has gone from an afterthought to a leader in the defense world in absolutely record time.