K-Drone Companies Achieve 14.4 Billion KRW in Exports This Year

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced on the 19th that the export value of domestic drone companies reached 14.4 billion KRW this year. The main export destinations were the United States, Canada, Japan, the United Kingdom, and France.

The exported items include drone light show aircraft, solar-powered surveillance services, construction site management systems, drone stations and data platforms, and drone soccer equipment, covering aircraft, parts, software, and drone utilization services. Breaking it down by sector, ▲drone aircraft accounted for 80%, ▲parts and other hardware 8%, ▲software 1%, and ▲services 11% of exports.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport has supported excellent companies through drone technology commercialization support projects and overseas expansion support projects. This year alone, they held four overseas drone roadshows with drone companies and participated in the globally significant U.S. drone expo (C-UAV EXPO) with a K-Drone delegation.

Kim Young-guk, Director of Aviation Policy at the Ministry, said, "Next year, we plan to invite a wide range of overseas guests to the Korea Drone Expo to further expand exports," adding, "We will also strive to ensure that domestic companies’ drone products and services are sold through overseas drone roadshows and that the excellent K-Drone system as a whole can be exported."

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