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A pilot demonstrates a simulator of the T-50 advanced jet trainer at the First Fighter Wing of South Korean air force in Gwangju, about 320 km (200 miles) south of Seoul, in this August 14, 2013 file photo. With South Korea's arms makers experiencing sluggish domestic growth, its defence exports have gone from $144 million in 2002 to $3.6 billion last year, with an average annual gain of 31 percent over the past five years. The industry, developed mostly with American technology during a decades-long standoff with North Korea, is hoping to sustain that growth by selling beyond its main export markets in Southeast Asia into Latin America, Europe and the United States. (Photo by Lee Jae-Won/Reuters)
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