‘Drone, Connecting Industries’ … Korea’s Largest Drone Exhibition and Conference ‘Drone Show Korea’

From February 24 to February 26, for 3 days at Busan BEXCO

BEXCO, the venue for the 2022 Drone Show Korea.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] The largest drone show in Korea, featuring exhibitions and conferences, is set to open in Busan.

Hosted by Busan City, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, the Ministry of Science and ICT, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and the Ministry of National Defense, and organized by BEXCO and the Korea Unmanned System Association, the largest domestic drone exhibition and conference, "2022 Drone Show Korea," will be held for three days from the 24th to the 26th at BEXCO in Busan.

Now in its sixth year, "Drone Show Korea" will feature an exhibition with 138 companies, 534 booths, and an area of 17,600㎡, along with a conference attended by 44 speakers and chairs from five countries (Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, Japan, and Korea). Various experiential events will also be organized.

Drone Show Korea will be held under the theme "Connected By Drone." Focusing on the expansion potential of the drone industry, it will introduce cases of industrial convergence realized through drones and showcase various drone models applying the latest technologies to everyday life.

This event will be held on the largest scale ever. Following last year, participation from institutions and companies collaborating on key drone issues such as hydrogen, marine, spatial information, and AI is even more prominent.

Joint pavilions such as the "Drone Demonstration City Pavilion," "Drone Regulatory Sandbox Pavilion," "KRAUV Joint Pavilion," and "DaaS-based Global Ocean City Construction Pavilion" will introduce research achievements on drone services and technologies as well as cases of their integration into daily life.

The exhibition will feature a medium-altitude unmanned aerial vehicle with a wingspan of 26 meters. Korean Air, a leading company in future aviation mobility, will present its vision; Pablo Aviation will showcase the future commercialized UAM through diorama and VR experiences; and Korea Aerospace Industries will join to display next-generation mobility technologies including unmanned platforms, manned-unmanned hybrid operations, and metaverse solutions.

Additionally, numerous domestic and international drone-related companies will participate, including Ucon Systems exhibiting integrated drone control technologies and PAV-based technologies; Soombi unveiling mobile integrated control vehicles and drone integrated system technologies; Vessel Aerospace revealing the first flight of the Marine Mission Unmanned Vehicle (MVUS) on-site; Hancom Inspace introducing Hancom Drone (HD-850) and the fully automated unmanned drone operation platform (DroneSAT); H&H Structure, Ness & Tech, Gryphon Dynamics, and DJI.

SK E&S will showcase the excellence of hydrogen drones capable of long-distance and long-duration flights and cases of building a hydrogen drone ecosystem. LIG Nex1 will exhibit the KCD-200, a heavy cargo transport drone powered by hydrogen fuel cells, and SK Telecom will present the latest communication equipment enabling smooth drone control even in non-urban areas.

A Busan City official stated, "This event is being held on the largest scale ever, and through industry marketing and sharing of the latest technologies, we will fulfill our role as a future drone platform."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.