Korean Air Signs Stealth Drone Technology Research Agreement with Defense Technology Promotion Institute

Low Radar Cross Section Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Technology Demonstration Aircraft

[Asia Economy Reporter Dongwoo Lee] Korean Air announced on the 22nd that it has signed an agreement with the Agency for Defense Development on the "Broadband Low-Observable UAV Airframe Structure Technology Research."

This agreement is the final result of mutual consultations between the two companies over three months after Korean Air was selected as the preferred negotiator for the Agency for Defense Development's "Broadband Low-Observable UAV Airframe Structure Technology Research" project in September.

Through this agreement, Korean Air will conduct research to apply high-performance low-observable (stealth) technology, which is difficult to detect by radar, to next-generation unmanned aerial vehicles by 2025. A consortium will be formed with six domestic specialized institutions and universities in the low-observable field, including the Korea Electromagnetic Technology Research Institute and Inha University, to promote the development of radio wave absorbing and surface current control materials.

Since 2010 until August of this year, Korean Air has participated as a prototype company in development projects led by the Agency for Defense Development, gaining recognition for core technologies in the low-observable UAV field such as "Radar Cross Section Performance Enhancement Technology Using Multifunctional Composite Materials" and "High-Performance Radio Wave Absorbing Structure Application Technology."

Korean Air stated, "We have devoted our capabilities to unmanned aerial vehicle design, manufacturing, flight testing, and stealth technology advancement over more than ten years," adding, "Based on achievements in developing and operationalizing medium-altitude UAV systems and division-level UAV systems, we plan to secure competitiveness in future stealth unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) development."

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