Former Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Visits LIG D&A Pangyo House... Reviews Cheongung-II

Review of Major Weapon Systems Including Cheongung-II
Discussion on Korea-Japan Defense Industry Cooperation

LIG Defense & Aerospace (LIG D&A) announced on September 10 that former Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Koichi Mizushima, Ambassador of Japan to Korea, along with their delegation, visited the LIG D&A Pangyo House located in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, on the 9th.

(From left) Koichi Mizushima, Ambassador of Japan to Korea; Ikhyun Shin, CEO of LIG Data & Analytics; Shigeru Ishiba, former Prime Minister of Japan; and Jongsung Park, Head of Future Strategy Division at LIG Data & Analytics, are taking a commemorative photo after visiting the LIG Data & Analytics Pangyo House in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province on the 9th. LIG Data & Analytics

During his trip to Korea, former Prime Minister Ishiba exclusively visited LIG D&A among domestic defense companies, where he met with Ikhyun Shin, CEO, and other executives, and reviewed the company's major weapon systems as well as its research and development (R&D) capabilities.

The delegation toured LIG D&A’s PR center, where they examined precision-guided weapons including the Cheongung-II, as well as the company’s surveillance and reconnaissance systems, avionics, and space and unmanned systems.

Both sides exchanged views on the changing security environment in Northeast Asia and the importance of security cooperation between Korea and Japan, and also discussed the potential for collaboration in the defense industry sector between the two countries.

Ikhyun Shin, CEO of LIG D&A, said, “Through this visit, we were able to share our advanced R&D capabilities and global competitiveness,” adding, “Going forward, we will continue to introduce competitive defense solutions.”

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