Technical cooperation and information-sharing agreement in electromagnetic and aerospace fields Korean Air participating in Air Force electronic warfare system development project Aiming for deployment in 2034, tasked with aircraft manufacturing “We will strengthen military capabilities by securing technological competitiveness”
Conceptual rendering of the Korean-style electronic warfare aircraft by the Korean Air (consortium). Provided by Korean Air
Korean Air is joining forces with the Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science (KIEES) to strengthen competitiveness in the electronic warfare aircraft system development program.
Korean Air announced on the 20th that it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with KIEES on “technical cooperation and information exchange in the fields of electromagnetic waves and aerospace.” The signing ceremony was attended by Kim Kyung-nam, Head of the Aerospace Technology Institute at Korean Air, and Park Young-chul, President of KIEES.
Under this MOU, Korean Air and KIEES agreed to expand cooperation in a wide range of areas, including hosting and participating in academic events in the fields of electromagnetic waves and aerospace, technical consulting, joint research, and human resources development. They also plan to vitalize mutual technological exchanges to contribute to the advancement of domestic technologies in electromagnetic waves and aerospace.
Korean Air has been participating since last year in the core project “Electronic Warfare Aircraft (Block-I) System Development Program,” aimed at securing electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) capabilities for the Republic of Korea Air Force. An electronic warfare aircraft is a special mission aircraft that paralyzes enemy radar, air defense networks, and wireless command-and-control communication systems through electronic attack (jamming and disruption). It is sometimes regarded as a game changer in modern warfare.
Kim Kyung-nam, Head of the Aerospace Technology Institute at Korean Air (left), and Park Young-chul, President of the Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science, pose for a commemorative photo after signing the MOU. Provided by Korean Air
The electronic warfare aircraft system development program in which Korean Air is participating is a project to develop a large special mission aircraft capable of collecting and analyzing threatening signals from neighboring countries and neutralizing enemy air defense networks in wartime through electronic attack. Within this program, Korean Air is responsible for airframe integration as well as modification and production of the aircraft, with the goal of operational deployment by 2034.
A Korean Air official said, “With this MOU, we will broaden our areas of cooperation with the academic society and further strengthen technological competitiveness in related fields, including the advanced electronic warfare aircraft development program,” adding, “We will do our utmost to contribute to the advancement of technologies in the aerospace and electronic warfare sectors and to the reinforcement of the Republic of Korea’s military capabilities.”
Kim Min-beom
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