Hanwha Systems Breaks Ground on New Gumi Facility

Approximately 89,000㎡ Scale... Equipped with Key Defense Equipment Including Radar

Hanwha Systems announced on the 27th that it held a 'Gumi New Business Site Groundbreaking Ceremony' on the 26th in Gumi City, Gyeongsangbuk-do.

The event was attended by more than 200 people, including Lee Dal-hee, Deputy Governor for Economic Affairs of Gyeongsangbuk-do, Gu Ja-geun, Member of the National Assembly, Kim Jang-ho, Mayor of Gumi, Ahn Ju-chan, Chairman of the Gumi City Council, key figures from the Defense Acquisition Program Administration, Agency for Defense Development, Defense Technology Quality Institute, Defense Technology Promotion Research Institute, Korea Defense Industry Association, and heads of local government organizations.

The Hanwha Systems Gumi new business site is located on a site of approximately 89,000㎡ (27,000 pyeong) on Sanho-daero in Gumi City, Gyeongsangbuk-do, and will be developed with manufacturing, research, and office buildings. It plans to establish production facilities for major defense equipment such as Hanwha Systems' maritime unmanned systems, ship combat systems, Tactical Information Communication Network (TICN), integrated battlefield systems, electro-optics, avionics, radar, as well as export items and new business products.

This investment in production facilities aims to resolve operational risks by securing Hanwha Systems' own business site and to enhance mid- to long-term production capacity. Hanwha Systems plans to equip the site with advanced defense research facilities and equipment at the level of developed countries. The Gumi new business site, which will serve as a base for next-generation core businesses, is scheduled for completion in July 2025, with a goal to fully relocate from the current leased site to the new site by the end of 2025.

Uh Seong-cheol, CEO of Hanwha Systems, said, "Please look forward to Hanwha Systems' future, which will achieve large-scale project orders and greater development through the establishment of our own business site and facility investments." He added, "Hanwha Systems will contribute to Gumi, designated as a defense innovation cluster, growing into the 'K-Defense Mecca,' and will foster this site as a hub for future new business production such as UAM and low-earth orbit satellite communication industries."

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