Hanwha Aerospace invited section-level officers from the Army Headquarters to create an opportunity for communication, taking steps to strengthen cooperation between the military and defense industry companies.
On the 12th, Hanwha Aerospace held the "Army-Defense Industry Mutual Cooperation and Business Innovation Exchange Activity" at Hanwha Building in Jung-gu, Seoul, with the attendance of approximately 20 section-level officers from the Army Headquarters.
This is the first time that a delegation of Army Headquarters section chiefs has directly visited a defense industry company, aiming to inspect the practical operations of the defense firm and strengthen substantive communication between the military and the enterprise.
On this day, Lee Bu-hwan, CEO of Hanwha Aerospace, delivered a special lecture on the topic of "The Current State of the Defense Market and the Path Forward for K-Defense."
Specifically, while introducing the growth process of the K-defense industry and major export cases, he presented key tasks for leaping to become one of the top four global defense exporters, including △development of defense export support policies, △focused cultivation of advanced defense strategic technologies, and △plans to maximize synergy through civil-military-government cooperation.
In particular, CEO Lee placed emphasis on the importance of civil-military-government cooperation. He stated that "the know-how and trust of the military, which actually operates weapon systems, serve as the most reliable 'performance guarantee' for overseas customers," emphasizing that utilizing the operational performance of domestically produced weapon systems as a key reference can further enhance future export competitiveness.
This signifies the need to build a one-stop export cooperation system that unifies the government's defense diplomacy, the military's operational experience, and the company's business development capabilities.
CEO Lee continued, "Even after export contracts are signed, intergovernmental cooperation and military exchanges should be linked with the company's local production, maintenance (MRO), and training to expand into long-term partnerships," explaining that "the production base and technological capabilities secured through exports will in turn lead to the enhancement of our military's combat power."
Hanwha Aerospace plans to strengthen exchanges with the military on the occasion of this event while supplying advanced capabilities required by the military in a timely manner, contributing to autonomous national defense.
An official from Hanwha Aerospace said, "The export achievements of the K-defense industry are the result of combined efforts from government support, military operational experience, and corporate technology," adding, "When the civil sector, government, and military move as 'One Team,' we can take another step closer to the goal of becoming a top four defense exporting power."
Hanwha Aerospace is a specialized company in aviation, space, and defense industries. It started in 1977 as Samsung Precision Industry and is currently incorporated as a subsidiary of Hanwha Group. It provides integrated defense solutions covering land, sea, air, and space.
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