LIG Nex1 to Develop ROK Navy’s Reconnaissance USV

LIG Nex1 news release– Translation by Naval Information

LIG Nex1 has actually settled an agreement with the Protection Procurement Program Management (DAPA) for the “Reconnaissance Unmanned Surface Area Automobile (USV) Advancement Task.” This notes substantial progression towards progressing unmanned surface area automobile modern technology, a core element of future maritime unmanned systems, and finishing the Republic of Korea Navy’s incorporated manned-unmanned fight system, the “Navy Sea GHOST.”

The task, valued at 39.86 billion KRW (274 Million USD), intends to improve monitoring and reconnaissance abilities along with fast action for ahead marine bases and essential ports. Under the firm’s management, 2 12-meter unmanned surface area cars will certainly be created by 2027.

Given That 2015, LIG Nex1 has actually collected pertinent experience and know-how by separately establishing the “Sea Sword” collection of unmanned surface area cars under civilian-military tasks. Future advancement strategies consist of combination with low-earth-orbit business satellites to increase functional array.

Once the advancement of these unmanned surface area cars– the initial of their kind to be released in Korea– is finished, they are anticipated to come to be a front runner protection system for passing through international protection markets. The modularization of tools and discovery systems will certainly allow the cars to sustain a wide variety of goal tools, with strategies to expand their capabilities.

LIG Nex1 visualizes these advancements as reputable options for the quickly progressing nature of future war, sealing its management in the maritime system market.

Naval Information remarks

Given That 2015, LIG Nex1 has actually been establishing the “Sea Sword” collection of unmanned surface area vessels (USVs). With its collected r & d experience, the firm has actually developed know-how in the style and building and construction of USVs along with unmanned systems innovations. Straightening with the Republic of Korea Navy’s Navy Sea GHOST program, LIG Nex1 has actually introduced numerous USV systems for many years, consisting of the Sea Sword-2, Sea Sword-3, and Sea Sword-5.

Both Hanwha Systems and LIG Nex1 were completing for the Reconnaissance USV task, with both firms showcasing life-size designs of their USVs previously this year at YIDEX 2024, where Naval Information had the possibility to read more concerning them. While LIG Nex1 inevitably won DAPA’s Reconnaissance USV task, Hanwha Solution last month protected the Mine War Fight System task. This system will certainly include AI-based mine detection technology using large information, which was given to Hanwha Solution in 2015 as component of the ‘Rapid Procurement’ job. This makes it possible for both firms to progress future innovations connected to manned-unmanned teaming in reconnaissance and marine mine war procedures.

At The Same Time, throughout the “Method Workshop on the Application of Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T) Fight Solutions,” the ROK Navy reviewed its future strategies to conquer the existing constraints of the MUM-T principle by taking into consideration front runner tasks such as an 800-ton Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) with the ability of running and regulating unmanned possessions as a substitute for the existing PKG, along with a 100-ton-class fight Unmanned Surface area Vessel (USV) made for close fight and carrying out manned-unmanned consolidated maritime protection procedures together with the OPV. It shows up the ROK Navy is taking into consideration bigger USVs for its future fleet due to the fact that these deal much more abilities contrasted to little, tactical USVs. Furthermore, Naval Information comprehends South Korea is presently checking out a “Fight USV” style with both Hanwha Solutions and LIG Nex1 suggesting their very own option and style.

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