LIG D&A, Doosan Enerbility Join Forces to Develop Guided Weapons and Aircraft Engines

Combine guided weapon system development capabilities and gas turbine technology
Establish a foundation for joint R&D on next-generation propulsion systems

LIG Defense & Aerospace (LIG D&A) and Doosan Enerbility are joining forces to develop guided weapons and aircraft engines. The companies aim to strengthen the technological competitiveness of next-generation weapon systems by combining their capabilities in guided weapon system development and gas turbine technology.

Park Taesik, head of LIG D&A's Missile Systems Business Division (right), and Son Seungwoo, head of the Power Service Business Group, sign an MOU at a ceremony held on the 19th at Bundang Doosan Tower in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province. LIG D&A

LIG D&A said on October 20 that it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Doosan Enerbility on October 19 at Doosan Tower Bundang in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, to cooperate on developing guided weapons and aircraft engines. The signing ceremony was attended by key officials from both companies, including Park Taesik, head of LIG D&A's Missile Systems Business Division, and Son Seungwoo, head of Doosan Enerbility's Power Service Business Group.

Under the agreement, the companies will draw on their respective core technologies and expertise to establish a joint research and development framework for enhancing guided weapon performance and securing competitiveness in engine technology. LIG D&A will contribute its capabilities in guided weapon system development and system integration, while Doosan Enerbility will contribute its accumulated expertise in power-generation gas turbines and its capabilities in developing next-generation aircraft propulsion systems.

On this basis, the companies plan to identify specific cooperation models and strengthen the technological competitiveness and supply chain stability of South Korea's defense industry. They will also pursue cooperation to enter the global defense market.

"This agreement is an important opportunity to bring together expertise in guided weapon system development and technological capabilities in engines to strengthen the competitiveness of next-generation guided weapon systems," said Park Taesik, head of LIG D&A's Missile Systems Business Division. "Through technological cooperation between our companies, we will contribute to advancing South Korea's defense technology and enhancing the global competitiveness of K-defense."

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