South Korean trio joins forces on autonomous combat USV control systems

South Korean shipbuilder HJ Shipbuilding & Construction (HJSC) has formed a consortium with LIG Nex1 and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries to secure a government-led core technology development project for combat unmanned surface vehicle (USV) integrated control and autonomous mission systems.

Credit: LIG Nex1

For the project, HJSC has signed a development agreement with the Korea Research Institute for Defense Technology Planning and Advancement (KRIT) as the designer and builder of a...