Rafael Vice President Discusses Cooperation Plans with Gyeongbuk Governor Lee Cheolwoo

On September 9, Governor Lee Cheolwoo of Gyeongbuk Province met with Rafael, Israel's state-owned defense company, at the Shilla Hotel in Seoul to discuss technological cooperation in the defense sector and collaboration in defense manufacturing.

This meeting was arranged at the direct proposal of Yuval Baiski, Vice President and Head of Long-Range Air Defense at Rafael, who highly praised Gyeongbuk's advanced defense manufacturing technologies.

Yuval Baiski, Vice President of Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Israel's state-owned defense company (left), is discussing cooperation measures with Lee Cheolwoo, Governor of Gyeongbuk Province.

Rafael is Israel's state-owned defense company, renowned for developing short- and long-range weapon systems and defense systems, including its flagship products like the Iron Dome and Spike missiles.

The main topics of the meeting included exploring collaborative projects between Gyeongbuk Province and Rafael utilizing Rafael's defense industry technologies, as well as the establishment of a defense industry ecosystem.

Rafael assessed Korea's mass production technology as highly advanced and proposed technological cooperation between Israel and Korea. The company specifically mentioned that Gumi and Gimcheon are regions of particular interest at the Israeli government level.

Governor Lee stated, "While Israel's technology is ahead in the defense sector, Korea's defense industry is also on a strong growth trajectory, and Gyeongbuk is at the center of that growth." He added, "Since defense technology is a field with significant potential to lead human technological advancement, we will pursue cooperation with Israel in ways that contribute to the prosperity of humanity."

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