The Korea Defense Industry Index

Q2 2026 earnings release scheduled.

The Q2 2026 earnings release is scheduled. Market anticipation for results is estimated to have a >5% price impact.

2Q 2026 earnings release on 2026-07-23 (low impact expected as a routine announcement) scheduled.

Ex-dividend date for the Q2 2026 dividend of KRW 400 per share on 2026-06-29 (low impact expected as a regular quarterly dividend) scheduled.

Hanwha Aerospace said on 2026-06-04 that it would suspend operations at all nine production sites for two days starting 2026-06-04 after the June 1 Daejeon plant explosion; likely medium negative because the affected lines generated about 4.94% of 2025 revenue and the shutdown raises execution and safety-risk concerns.

Sphere Corp's stock rose 4.46% on June 4, 2026, following the announcement of a 10-year exclusive long-term supply agreement with HVM.

Announced a contract worth KRW 1.416 trillion to build eight Very Large Gas Carriers for an Asian shipping company on June 1, 2026, representing 8.05% of 2025 revenue; high price impact expected

Hyundai Rotem announced on June 1, 2026, that it is converting part of its railway vehicle production lines to defense production lines to meet rising demand for K2 tanks, increasing K2 production capacity by approximately 25%; medium importance estimated as this strategic shift significantly boosts production capacity for high-margin defense products, expected.

Sphere Corp signed a strategic partnership with Sejong University's Space Bio Convergence Research Institute on May 29, 2026, for joint R&D; low price impact estimated.