Last Year's Civil-Military Technology Cooperation Project Results Revealed... Awards Including Unmanned Patrol Boats

2021 Civil-Military Technology Cooperation Project Performance Presentation
LIG Nex1, Developer of Unmanned Patrol Boat, Receives Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Award

[Asia Economy Sejong=Reporter Lee Jun-hyung] The results of the civilian-military technology cooperation project, which received an investment of 210.6 billion KRW last year, have been disclosed.

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced that it held the '2021 Civilian-Military Technology Cooperation Project Performance Presentation' on the 7th at the Government Sejong Convention Center, co-hosted with the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Defense Acquisition Program Administration. The civilian-military technology cooperation project, started in 1999, aims to activate technology transfer between civilian and military sectors through cooperation in military and non-military technologies. Related ministries including the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, the Ministry of Science and ICT, and the Defense Acquisition Program Administration invested 210.6 billion KRW in 251 civilian-military technology cooperation projects last year.

The performance presentation was organized to share excellent achievements of the civilian-military technology cooperation projects and to discuss continuous cooperation methods between military and civilian sectors, with participation from government ministries such as the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Ministry of Science and ICT. The exhibition hall consisted of four sections: Defense Space Hall, Defense Science and Technology Civilian Transfer Hall, 4th Industry Hall, and Virtual Reality (VR) Hall. A total of 38 outstanding achievements were exhibited.

An awards ceremony for excellent technologies and contributors to civilian-military technology cooperation was also held. LIG Nex1 received the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Award for developing an unmanned patrol boat for coastal boundary defense, contributing to improved protection capabilities. Kolon Deck Composite received the Defense Acquisition Program Administration Commissioner’s Commendation for its integral molding technology for aircraft parts, which enhanced lightweight and structural stability. Senior Researcher Jeong Myung-won of the Civil-Military Cooperation Promotion Institute received the Minister of Science and ICT Commendation for contributing to the activation of civilian-military technology cooperation projects through planning tasks for commercialization expansion.

Jang Byung-joo, Director of Science and Technology Policy Coordination at the Ministry of Science and ICT, stated, "To lead the era of technological hegemony, we will select technologies closely related to economic growth and national security, such as artificial intelligence (AI), as national essential strategic technologies," adding, "We plan to actively support inter-ministerial cooperation to combine civilian and military capabilities to produce excellent results."

Park Jae-young, Director of Manufacturing Industry Policy at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, said, "The civilian-military technology cooperation project will become a representative project that enhances our industry and corporate competitiveness and leads national wealth creation," and added, "We will establish a system through the Civil-Military Cooperation Promotion Institute where experts from civilian and military sectors can naturally exchange technologies."

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