Doosan Enerbility, LIG D&A Join Forces to Localize Guided-Missile Engines

Divide responsibilities for developing guided-weapon systems and engines
Expand cooperation to include testing, evaluation, and certification
Reduce reliance on overseas technology and strengthen export competitiveness

Doosan Enerbility is joining forces with LIG Defense & Aerospace (LIG D&A) to localize next-generation guided-missile engines. The company aims to reduce reliance on overseas technology for key engines, strengthen South Korea's self-reliance in defense technology, and enhance export competitiveness.

LIG D&A Missile Systems Business Division Head Park Taesik (right) and Power Service BG Head Son Seungwoo sign an MOU to develop guided weapon engines at Bundang Doosan Tower in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, on the 19th. Doosan Enerbility.

Doosan Enerbility said on the 20th that it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with LIG D&A to develop guided-missile engines.

The signing ceremony was held on the 19th at Bundang Doosan Tower in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province. Attendees included Son Seungwoo, head of Doosan Enerbility's Power Services BG, and Park Taesik, head of LIG D&A's Missile Systems Business Division.

Under the agreement, the two companies will divide responsibilities for developing the guided-weapon system and its engine. LIG D&A will develop the guided-weapon system, while Doosan Enerbility will develop the engine for use in that system. They also agreed to cooperate throughout the development process, including engine testing, evaluation, and certification.

Demand for long-range precision-strike systems has recently increased in the global defense market, raising the importance of securing high-performance engines. The two companies plan to combine their accumulated expertise in guided-weapon systems and aircraft engines to localize engine production and expand the foundation for entering overseas markets.

"By combining the core technologies we each possess, we will contribute to localizing K-defense technologies that can compete in the global market," said Son Seungwoo, head of the Power Services BG.

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