'2026 Defense Drone Technology Exhibition' Held at Pocheon Seungjin Training Center... Real-World Validation of K-Unmanned Systems

AI Swarm Drones, High-Speed Jet UAVs, and Interceptor Drones Demonstrate Flight Capabilities

Pocheon City to Establish Defense Drone Testbeds Utilizing Military Training Grounds

Pocheon City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Baek Younghyun) announced on the 17th that the "2026 Defense Drone Technology Exhibition," hosted by the Ministry of National Defense, was held on the 16th at the Seungjin Science Training Center.

Pocheon City (Mayor Baek Young-hyun) hosted the "2026 Defense Drone Technology Exhibition" organized by the Ministry of National Defense at the Seungjin Science Training Center on the 16th. Provided by Pocheon City

This event, sponsored by Gyeonggi Province, Pocheon City, and Gyeonggi Daejin Technopark, was organized to verify domestically developed drone and anti-drone systems, as well as AI-based unmanned systems, in real operational environments, and to accelerate the rapid integration of outstanding technologies into military power.

At the event, short take-off and landing unmanned aerial vehicles, AI swarm drones, AI high-speed jet unmanned aircraft, and direct-collision interceptor drones performed actual flights to showcase their mission capabilities.

The exhibition booths displayed various unmanned systems such as small cooperative UAVs, loitering munitions drones, reconnaissance drones, and communication relay drones. Technologies and equipment to detect and neutralize enemy drones were also released, including high power electromagnetic pulse (HPEM), anti-drone radio frequency jammer devices, laser-based counter-drone systems, and anti-drone munitions.

The Ministry of National Defense expanded the designation of military drone and anti-drone demonstration units from one to nine on this day. Going forward, it plans to conduct combat experiments in various operational environments to verify the performance of related technologies and their applicability in the field.

Pocheon City is considering utilizing the Seungjin Training Center and the Darakdae Firing Range, as well as the region's wide airspace and live-fire infrastructure, as defense drone demonstration test sites in connection with this event. The city also plans to strengthen the public-private-military cooperation system so that private defense companies can repeatedly test drone and anti-drone systems in environments similar to actual field conditions.

An official from Pocheon City said, "Defense companies must be able to conduct repeated and rigorous field tests without regulatory or spatial constraints in order to realize the true power of the 'K-defense unmanned aerial vehicle.' We will work closely with the military to establish Pocheon as a hub for the defense drone industry testbed."

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