LIG Nex1 to Participate in 2024 Drone Show Korea... Showcasing Comprehensive Solutions for Surveillance, Reconnaissance, Strike, and Transport

Comprehensive Overview of Core Missions and Equipment in the Daedrone Field

Completion of Advanced Science and Technology Military for Manned-Unmanned Complex Systems

LIG Nex1 will participate in the ‘2024 Drone Show Korea’ held at BEXCO in Busan for three days starting from the 6th, showcasing comprehensive solutions covering all fields of drones, which are gaining attention as game changers in modern battlefields.

At this exhibition, LIG Nex1 will display the large drone integrated system, various small reconnaissance and strike hybrid drones capable of performing diverse missions, a 40kg-class transport multicopter drone system, as well as ultra-small SAR (high-performance imaging radar) for drones, data links, ground control systems, and integrated avionics systems.

LIG Nex1 plans to contribute to the completion of an advanced scientific technology force based on unmanned and manned hybrid systems by introducing advanced technologies ranging from surveillance reconnaissance, strike, to transport solutions in the large drone sector.

The large drone integrated system protects national critical facilities and friendly forces by detecting, identifying, and neutralizing unidentified drones. It consists of detection sensors and neutralization equipment, detecting enemy drones with an Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar, tracking them with Electro Optical/Infra Red (EO/IR) cameras, and suppressing them using jammers. It is known to have secured high reliability by verifying the integrated operation system through more than 500 outdoor tests.

LIG Nex1 booth set up at BEXCO in Busan.

The ‘small reconnaissance and strike hybrid drone,’ capable of performing various missions depending on operational environments, was selected for the Defense Acquisition Program Administration’s rapid demonstration acquisition project and has completed delivery to the Republic of Korea Army, verifying its performance. It applies a tilt-type drive unit allowing vertical takeoff and landing without the need for a runway, and is designed and manufactured to be disassembled and stored in a backpack, maximizing operational convenience.

The ‘40kg-class transport multicopter drone system’ is currently under development as part of a dual-use technology development project by the Defense Science Research Institute’s Civil-Military Cooperation Promotion Agency, jointly invested by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Defense Acquisition Program Administration.

It applies a hybrid engine system that combines an internal combustion engine with a battery for power, enabling flight for more than 60 minutes while carrying a 40kg payload.

An ‘ultra-lightweight small SAR for drones’ that aids friendly forces’ surveillance reconnaissance and enemy threat detection will also be exhibited. This is the first domestic success in miniaturizing a high-performance imaging radar SAR to a weight of 1 to 2 kg.

It can acquire 0.3m-class high-resolution SAR images without day or night restrictions, and successfully passed military operational suitability tests through the Army Tiger 4.0 combat experiment hosted by the Army Training Command.

LIG Nex1 plans to further develop the drone SAR system by improving performance and adding technologies such as moving target surveillance and deep learning-based automatic target detection and identification.

LIG Nex1 booth set up at BEXCO in Busan.

Additionally, LIG Nex1 will introduce a solution that allows operation of multiple different types of drones on a single communication platform. LIG Nex1 has been developing data links and ground control software that enable heterogeneous swarm drones to be simultaneously controlled by one ‘ground control device’ through a ‘multi-band standardized data link.’ The application of this new solution is expected to greatly contribute to enhancing the complex operational capabilities of tactical drones.

They will also introduce an ‘integrated avionics system’ specialized for advanced future aircraft (AAV) based on electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL), which is gaining attention as a core platform for Advanced Air Mobility (AAM).

The ‘integrated avionics system for AAV,’ currently under development as part of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy’s materials and components technology development project, can be integrated and applied to various aircraft platforms, expected to significantly contribute to the activation of AAM in the future.

LIG Nex1 plans to develop and demonstrate a vehicle management computer (VMC) and a small flight control computer (CFCC) that maintain safety by applying defense technology, low power consumption, compact, and lightweight design.

On the 7th, Nam Kyung-rae, team leader of LIG Nex1’s Ground Control Research Institute, will give a conference presentation on the topic of ‘Development Trends and Directions of Unmanned Aerial Systems Considering AI, Swarming, and Autonomy.’

Shin Ik-hyun, CEO of LIG Nex1, said, “In the rapidly changing security environment, the realization of drone-bot combat systems based on mobility, intelligence, and hyper-connectivity is emerging as a national task. We hope that the unmanned solutions presented by LIG Nex1 will contribute to the completion of an advanced scientific technology force.”

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