An 'Army Drone-Bot Cooperation Office' to be Established in Goheung-gun, Jeonnam

Army and Army Education Command Sign Agreement to Establish Next-Generation Drone Industry Cooperation System

[Muan=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The 'Army Dronebot Cooperation Office' will be established in Goheung-gun, Jeollanam-do.

On the 2nd, Jeollanam-do signed a business agreement with the Army Education Command to establish a 'next-generation drone industry cooperation system.'

It is regarded as a foothold for advancing as the number one next-generation drone industry hub.

The signing ceremony held at the Army Education Command in Daejeon was attended by Yoon Byung-tae, Jeollanam-do Deputy Governor for Political Affairs, Song Gwi-geun, Goheung County Governor, and Park Sang-geun, Commander of the Army Education Command.

The agreement was made for mutual development between Jeollanam-do, which is focusing on fostering the next-generation drone industry as a future new growth industry, and the Army Education Command (Dronebot Combat Development Center), which is striving to establish a foundation for cultivating an advanced scientific army based on the dronebot combat system.

According to the agreement, the three organizations will promote ▲ the installation and operation of the 'Army Dronebot Cooperation Office' in Goheung ▲ joint hosting of various events and mutual exchange cooperation ▲ joint development and demonstration cooperation of defense and disaster special-purpose drones and operation manuals ▲ and joint discovery of other cooperative projects.

Accordingly, the dronebot cooperation office will be installed in the drone-specialized knowledge industry center scheduled for completion in the second half of this year, and efforts will be made to jointly host the dronebot challenge competition, cooperate in various technology development and demonstration projects, and hold biannual meetings for information exchange.

The province recently secured numerous national funding projects, including the development of core technologies for autonomous flight of electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (eVTOL) and the development of beyond-visual-line-of-sight long-range unmanned aerial vehicle technology based on 433MHz communication.

In addition, Jeollanam-do is making a nationwide impression as the 'number one next-generation drone industry hub' by dominating various national public projects, including the Korean Urban Air Mobility (K-UAM) testbed and the drone special deregulation zone.

The Education Command, which established the Dronebot Military Research Center in 2018, recently expanded and reorganized it into the Dronebot Combat Development Center, and is working to create a foundation for fostering the army as an advanced scientific technology force by establishing a collaboration system with civilian, government, industry, and research institutions to generate and propose advanced technology requirements.

Through this agreement, the military is expected to realize smart defense innovation early by introducing civilian technology, while Jeollanam-do will secure the military market, the largest demand source, enhance the capabilities of local companies, and prepare incentives to attract external companies, creating mutual synergy effects.

Deputy Governor Yoon Byung-tae said, "I hope that this agreement will lead to active cooperation between Jeollanam-do and the army, greatly contributing not only to the development of the national drone industry but also to the army's smart defense innovation," and added, "We will do our best with related organizations to achieve practical results."

Meanwhile, Jeollanam-do plans to sign a business agreement next month with the Army 2nd Operations Command, which aims to strengthen operational capabilities over vast areas by introducing the 'Dronebot Combat System and AI Coastal Integrated Surveillance System' based on smart Muyeol innovation.

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