Executives of Special Forces Submachine Gun Development Company Indicted One After Another

[Asia Economy Yang Nak-gyu, Military Specialist Reporter] Executives of Company A, the contractor for the next-generation special forces submachine gun development project, have been consecutively brought to trial.

According to government officials on the 1st, four individuals?Company A’s President Kim, former Research Director Jeon, Executive Director Kim, and Managing Director Lee?have been indicted for violating the Military Secrets Protection Act.

Company A has been conducting the next-generation special operations submachine gun development project to replace the K1A submachine guns currently used by special forces soldiers.

However, in July of last year, the Security Support Command (Anbo Command) conducted a search and seizure operation. At that time, a large number of military secrets related to the next-generation submachine gun, classified as Level 2 military secrets, were discovered on the PCs of Company A’s executives. This included the military’s rifle development strategy and plans, as well as the future submachine gun’s Required Operational Capability (ROC).

The Anbo Command is focusing on the fact that another executive who worked at Company A previously served in the Army Headquarters’ Power Unit, responsible for firearm development. There are suspicions within and outside the military that Company A, lacking technical capability, may have hired a retired officer as an executive who could leak secrets. In particular, the investigative authorities plan to examine whether secrets were obtained through bribery involving active-duty officers.

The military authorities are also taking this leak incident very seriously. Last month, Kang Eun-ho, Director of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration, sent a letter to defense industry representatives stating, “The possibility of illegal leakage of defense technology is increasing,” and urged them to “pay attention to technology protection at an organizational level.”

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