Union Biometrics Wins Exclusive KRW 17.1 Billion Army Contract

Union Biometrics, a company specializing in biometric AI infrastructure security, has signed the largest single contract in its history.

Union Biometrics announced on the 6th that it has won a contract for the "2026 Scientific Access Control System Development Project" worth approximately KRW 17.1 billion, excluding value-added tax. This represents the company's largest single contract to date, following its successful completion of an Army project worth approximately KRW 10 billion in 2024. By increasing the scale of its projects, the company is laying the groundwork for a leap in performance and the growth of its defense and public sector businesses.

This Army project is a large-scale system integration (SI) project that builds a unified system combining access control, video security monitoring, and server/network management for Army bases across the country. It connects a variety of security equipment and systems organically to upgrade the access management system for military facilities and supports the advancement and modernization of security.

The core security devices will feature the company’s products, which received Level 1 certification in the counterfeit fingerprint defense performance test conducted by the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA). These devices are equipped with a heartbeat sensor-based counterfeit fingerprint identification technology, which was applied for the first time in the world by the company. Based on proven performance in accredited tests against fake fingerprints, these solutions counter unauthorized access using forged fingerprints and strengthen biometric authentication security for military facilities.

Union Biometrics plans to use this record-breaking order as a springboard to accelerate the expansion of its integrated security business. The company intends to secure additional large-scale projects for public agencies and national key facilities by leveraging its verified technological expertise and execution record in defense and public sector projects. It also aims to strengthen its future growth base through overseas market expansion and next-generation platform development.

Byungchul Kong, Executive Vice President of Domestic Business at Union Biometrics, stated, “This largest order in the company’s history is the result of our outstanding biometric authentication technology combined with our extensive experience executing military projects. We have a deep understanding of the Army's security requirements and field environment, and we will mobilize all of our accumulated capabilities to successfully complete this project as well.”

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