– Held the 5th Defense Technology Forum with industry-university-research participation –
□ The Defense Acquisition Program Administration held the 29th Defense Technology Forum at Seoul National University on the 5th with the slogan of 'Innovatively leading the future battlefield using unmanned autonomous technology'.
□This forum, held under the theme of 'Strategy for securing unmanned autonomous technology for future defense innovation,' was held to share the technological development trends in the private sector regarding innovative technologies to be applied to future weapon systems and to seek ways to apply them to national defense. It was an event where industry, academia, and research came together to communicate.
– In Part 1, DAPA, ETRI, and the National Defense Science Research Institute under the theme of 'Securing core technologies for unmanned autonomous technology and applying them to national defense', DAPA, ETRI, and the National Defense Science Research Institute announced the development trend of unmanned autonomous technology and the direction of application of weapon systems. Discussion was held on the necessity and plan for R&D investment in the field.
– In Part 2, under the theme of 'Autonomous Unmanned Technology Development Trend and Development Strategy', experts from Korea Automobile Research Institute, Manufacturing Technology Research Institute, and defense companies (LIG NexXNUMX, Korean Air) discuss global market trends and land, sea, and land information related to autonomous unmanned technology development The public autonomous unmanned system promotion plan was announced, and a panel discussion was held on the civilian-military cooperation plan for unmanned autonomous technology.
□ Co-Chairperson Professor Seong-cheol Kim (Seoul National University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering) said that the Defense Technology Forum is an active forum for discussion so that academia and industry participate together to help protect the lives and safety of the people by grafting the unmanned autonomous technology developed by the private sector into the national defense field. said it would be
□ The head of the Future Power Business Division (high-ranking public official Ho-Chun Choi) took this defense technology forum as an opportunity to develop unmanned autonomous technology, one of the game-changer technologies that can innovate the future battlefield, in the fierce competition from all over the world. He emphasized that DAPA plans to further expand communication and cooperation with related government ministries, industries, academia, and research institutes, led by DAPA, in order to preoccupy the global market through response.
<Attachment 1> Plan to hold the 5th Defense Technology Forum
□ Date/Venue: 2022. 6. 29. (Wed) 15:00~18:00 / Seoul National University Rakgujeong
□ Participants: 60 people including government ministries, military/industry-university officials
□ Detailed plan
<Attachment 2> Status of Defense Technology Forum
< Attachment 3 > Information poster
