Global Machine Gun Manufacturer SNT Motive to Develop Grenade Launcher Armed Drone

Participation in Daejeon Bangsan Parts and Equipment Expo, Display of Small-Caliber Firearms Including STC-16

Drone Specialist 'Yumaek Air' Signs Agreement to Establish 'Modular Armed Drone Bot System'

SNT Motive, a global manufacturer in the small-caliber firearms sector including submachine guns, has entered a project to develop a drone system equipped with weapons.

On the 28th, SNT Motive announced that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to build a ‘Modular Armed Drone Bot System’ at the ‘2023 Defense Industry Parts and Equipment Exhibition’.

From the 28th to the 30th, SNT Motive is exhibiting a full lineup of domestically produced K-series small-caliber firearms over three days at the Daejeon Convention Center during the ‘2023 Defense Industry Parts and Equipment Exhibition’.

Leading with the STC-16 5.56mm submachine gun for special operations, which signed a supply contract with the Defense Acquisition Program Administration last month, the company is showcasing the STSM-21 9mm submachine gun, STSR-23 7.62mm semi-automatic sniper rifle, STRV-9 9mm low-risk pistol, P-10C 9mm pistol, as well as the K15 5.56mm machine gun and K16 7.62mm machine gun currently being deployed.

SNT Motive CEO Kwon Hyung-soon (left) and Yumac Air CEO Choi Jong-pil are signing a business agreement.

Notably, at this event, SNT Motive attracted attention by signing a business agreement with the domestic drone specialist company ‘UMAC Air’.

SNT Motive plans to collaborate on a project leveraging its drone propulsion and weapon system technologies and UMAC Air’s drone technology.

The two companies agreed to build a ‘Modular Armed Drone Bot System’ capable of mounting new concept weapons tailored for various missions such as reconnaissance, firearms, and grenade launchers, suitable for future battlefield scenarios.

Additionally, SNT Motive will support the enhancement of the existing ‘Rifle Aiming Drone’ performance, which is managed by UMAC Air, by providing its firearms technology.

An SNT Motive official explained, “Through this exhibition, parts and finished products of small-caliber firearms made with domestic technology are being exported not only to our military but also overseas, raising the competitiveness of ‘K-Defense Industry.’”

He added, “By signing a business agreement with a drone specialist company and cooperating to build the ‘Modular Armed Drone Bot System,’ we are expanding the project scope into unmanned system development.”

SNT Motive booth at the '2023 Defense Industry Parts and Equipment Exhibition'.

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