KOTRA Discusses Defense Exports with Military Attach?s from 30 Countries in Korea

Attendance by 44 Korean Defense Companies
Introduction of Advanced Future-Oriented K-Defense Technologies
"Expecting Active Defense Cooperation with Korea"

The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) held an event to strengthen defense industry cooperation with foreign military attach?s from 30 countries stationed in Korea.

On the 19th, the KOTRA Defense Materials Trade Support Center (KODITS), in collaboration with the Seoul Association of Military Attach?s (SAMA), hosted the '2025 Defense Export Networking Event Inviting Military Attach?s in Korea' at the Westin Chosun Hotel in Seoul.

The event was attended by 35 defense attach?s from 30 countries, including Chile, India, Poland, and Canada, as well as representatives from 44 Korean defense companies, totaling around 110 participants. They spent time building relationships to deepen their understanding of the future of Korean defense technology and to strengthen defense industry cooperation.

At the event, Korean companies showcased advanced future-oriented technologies possessed by the K-Defense sector, including unmanned vehicles and surface vessels, next-generation low-orbit satellites, avionics equipment, drone and anti-drone systems, and multifunctional observation devices.

At the '2025 Defense Export Networking Event Inviting Military Attach?s in Korea' held on the 19th at the Westin Chosun Hotel in Seoul, Jang Sunggil, Director of the KOTRA Defense Materials Trade Support Center (KODITS) (seventh from the left in the front row), and the attending defense attach?s posed for a commemorative photo. KOTRA.

In particular, this event provided an opportunity not only for major defense companies that have already established a global presence, but also for Korea's small and medium-sized defense firms with outstanding technological capabilities to make a strong impression on various foreign military attach?s. By establishing communication channels between SMEs and the attach?s, it is expected that more companies will participate in defense exports in the future, thereby broadening the base of K-Defense.

Jang Sunggil, Director of the KOTRA Defense Materials Trade Support Center, stated, "I hope that our defense technology will help address security challenges faced by countries around the world, and that Korea will be recognized by the international community as a partner for peace and prosperity."

Ashish Gairola, Defense Attach? of India and President of the Seoul Association of Military Attach?s (SAMA), who participated in the event, said, "Most countries today are well aware of the excellence of Korean weapon systems. Through this event, we were able to see a wider range of defense technologies, and we look forward to active defense cooperation with Korea."

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