Accidental Gun Discharge in Front of DX Korea Invited Guest... DXK States "Unrelated to Event"

[Asia Economy Yang Nak-gyu, Military Specialist Reporter] During the 'DX Korea 2020' (Defense Expo Korea 2020), a defense industry exhibition held domestically with foreign guests participating, an accident occurred where one infantry medium-range guided missile 'Hyeongung' fired by the military fell into a rice paddy near a residential area.

On the 19th, at around 10:10 a.m., while units belonging to the training ground were conducting anti-tank weapon firing training at the Army Yangpyeong Comprehensive Training Center, one 'Hyeongung' missile veered off the target area and exploded in a rice paddy located 1.5 km from the training ground. Fortunately, there were no casualties as heavy rain had filled the paddy with water and there were no residents around the explosion site.

Hyeongung is an infantry battalion-level anti-tank guided missile developed with domestic technology. It is a precision-guided missile that has also attracted attention overseas.

DK Korea Co., Ltd. stated, "The DX Korea demonstration firing event is scheduled to be held normally tomorrow at the Yangpyeong training ground with foreign dignitaries in attendance, and today's firing training is unrelated to DX Korea." The Army explained, "The training was already planned regardless of the presence of foreign guests."

The infantry medium-range guided missile 'Hyeongung' was successfully developed in 2015 under the supervision of the Agency for Defense Development and is currently being integrated into military forces. The total scale of the mass production project is about 1 trillion won, with LIG Nex1 responsible for 'system integration and missile production.' Hyeongung is evaluated to be superior in all aspects compared to similar foreign weapon systems developed so far, securing export competitiveness as well.

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