Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Accelerates Development of Next-Generation Advanced Smart Ship Technologies

[Asia Economy Reporter Park So-yeon] Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) is taking a leading role in developing smart technologies to be applied to the Republic of Korea Navy's next-generation advanced warships.

On the 29th, DSME announced that it held a Smart Warship Technology Council to share research results and accelerate technology development with smart warship technology experts from the Navy, industry, academia, and government-funded research institutes.

The council included participants from the Navy Future Innovation Research Group, Korea University, Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM), Korean Register (KR), SK Telecom, LIG Nex1, Hanwha Systems, GE, Marine Electronics, and InnoSimulation, who shared research achievements in their respective fields.

Notably, this technology council was held at DSME’s Special Performance Research Center, adding significance. DSME’s Special Performance Research Center is the only organization in the defense industry equipped with state-of-the-art facilities for advanced hull development, including the latest test tanks, Korea’s only acoustic tank, the highest-spec shared tank in the country, Land-Based Test Site (LBTS) for ship propulsion systems, the industry’s only armament testing facilities, and a Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation (HILS) center for major ship systems. It specializes in developing stealth, noise and vibration, smart technologies, and ship weapon systems applied to warships. The center’s expert personnel and cutting-edge facilities are utilized for the development and performance verification of next-generation advanced warships such as the next-generation destroyer.

At this technology council, which saw the participation of numerous experts from various fields, a blueprint for future smart warships was presented. Presentations and discussions covered representative technologies to be applied to next-generation advanced warships, including virtual reality and augmented reality, hyper-connected networks, cybersecurity, unmanned systems, automated robotics technology, and ship system integration. The smart technologies presented are planned to be applied to the next-generation destroyer, the Republic of Korea Navy’s first smart warship and a core force of the 'Navy Vision 2045.' In the future, smart warships equipped with these technologies are expected to overwhelmingly outperform non-smart warships in survivability and combat power in future battlefield environments.

DSME, as a leading company that developed the concept design and stealth advanced hull for the next-generation destroyer in collaboration with the Navy, is proactively advancing technology development to build the next-generation destroyer embodying the Navy’s 'Smart Navy' strategy. To this end, DSME is not only collaborating with leading domestic smart technology companies, research institutes, and academia but also taking the lead in fostering small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) possessing smart technologies. In particular, smart technology SMEs Marine Electronics and InnoSimulation have strengths in hyper-connected network technology and virtual reality technology.

The Smart Navy envisioned by the Republic of Korea Navy is a future strategy to transform into a high-tech, advanced force by applying Fourth Industrial Revolution-based technologies to support national maritime policies in response to changes in future battlefield environments characterized by rapid maneuver warfare centered on hyper-connected networks and socio-economic changes such as a reduction in manpower resources.

Yoo Soo-jun, Head of DSME’s Special Ship Business Division, said, "As a ship system company, DSME will take responsibility and lead the development of smart warships capable of winning in future battlefield environments by forming a One Team with industry, academia, and research institutes."

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