Icheon City - Army Intelligence School, 'Drone Industry Development and Defense Company Attraction' Business Agreement

Cooperation for Establishing Drone Specialized Park and Testbed Construction

On the 5th, Icheon City in Gyeonggi Province signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Army Intelligence School for "mutual cooperation to develop Icheon City's drone industry and attract defense industry companies."

Kim Kyung-hee, Mayor of Icheon (right), and Ji Won-jeong, Superintendent of the Army Intelligence School, are holding up a memorandum of understanding for the development of the drone industry and the attraction of defense industry companies.
[Photo by Icheon City]

According to this agreement, both organizations agreed to cooperate to revitalize Icheon City's drone industry. Specifically, the MOU includes training drone specialists, creating a drone-specialized park, attracting defense industry companies, establishing a flight demonstration testbed for defense drone research and verification, and jointly hosting a military joint festival linked to local festivals.

Both organizations plan to hold regular working-level meetings based on this MOU to further specify the details and derive measures for the benefit of citizens and the public.

Jiwon Jeong, the principal of the Army Intelligence School, said, "We will share the drone infrastructure that the Intelligence School has built so far with Icheon City and spare no cooperation and support to become a central axis of the drone industry."

Kim Kyung-hee, mayor of Icheon City, said, "We will establish a civilian-government-military network including the drone industry to lay the foundation for fostering the defense industry," adding, "We will create an environment where drone and defense companies nationwide visit by establishing a flight and verification testbed."

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