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KOREAN AIR but we would like to seek export oppor-
tunities as well,” said Cha Yonghwan,
UNVEILS Deputy General Manager of the compa-
ny’s UAS Business development team.
KUS-VS New Hybrid Drone: The company has also
recently introduced into the market an
DRONE updated version of its long endurance,
hybrid propulsion drone. Designed for ISR
PROTOTYPE and target acquisition, it can be used for
a range of activities including forest fires
monitoring, facility safety inspections and
Korean Air, currently in the process of parcel delivery. The UAV has a maximum
developing a VTOL Surveillance UAV endurance of two hours and has received SAME LEVELS OF ENDURANCE.
System, is showcasing the protype of the the ultra-light vehicle safety certificate WE ARE ALSO INTERESTED
drone at the ongoing ADEX. from KAIST.
IN HAVING INTERNATIONAL
KUS-VS, or Korean Air UAV System – CUSTOMERS AND WILL
VTOL Surveillance, is designed to be used “WE HAVE SUPPLIED THE
for tactical surveillance, reconnaissance, SYSTEM TO THE KOREAN PROMOTE THE SYSTEM IN
target acquisition and firepower guidance NAVY, THE AIR FORCE AND OTHER REGIONS. RIGHT NOW,
for divisions of the ROK Army and Marine 911,” said Dongju Kim, UAV Sales WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF
Corps. It would have automatic vertical Team manager. BUILDING A BIGGER HYBRID
takeoff and landing capability and a max-
imum speed of 160 km/h, a cruise speed “ONE THING THAT MAKES DRONE THAT WILL BE CAPABLE
of 120 km/h, a range of 80 km and a max- THE UAV STAND OUT FROM OF CARRYING HEAVIER
imum endurance of five hours. THE COMPETITION IS ITS PAYLOADS. WE ALSO HAVE
A single system would include four UAVs, ENDURANCE. OTHER DRONES PLANS TO USE HYDROGEN
a ground control system as well as a
ground support system. “We are devel- OF THE SAME SIZE DO NOT FUEL CELLS TO POWER THE
oping it to serve the needs of our military, HAVE ANYWHERE NEAR THE UAV.”

telecommunication system such as fiber
optic routers. The company is also set to
sign an agreement with Latecoere at the
show to set up a joint venture project in
South Korea to promote the use of LiFi
for the country’s military needs.
“The JV will be signed during the show,”
said Sue Kim, Contract Management
Team Lead of the company. “We are
working on the final details of a contact
and hope to set up the JV next year.”
We are currently in discussions with the
Korean military on the possible use of LiFi
in operations,” added Kim. “We believe
that the technology has many advan-
tages over WiFI that uses radio waves.
With LiFI, we are replacing radio waves
with light and doing away with a lot of
cables and other equipment. We have
proved that LiFI can be used effectively
for land, sea, air and space domains.”
Once implemented inside airline cabins,
HUNEED TECHNOLOGIES TO LiFi will provide greater onboard connec-
tivity experience in terms of bandwidth,
SIGN LIFI JV WITH LATECOERE latency, and stability. A major advantage
is that the technology does not provide
any interference with an airline’s sensi-
Huneed Technologies, Korean aerospace ment and aerospace, has teamed up with tive equipment, thus making flights safer.
and defence parts manufacturer, is show- Latecoere, a French airplane parts man- Installation of LiFi systems on aircraft will
casing its expertise in Light Fidelity (LiFi) ufacturer, and Signify, the world’s leading also help it reduce cabling. Infrastructure
wireless communication technology at lighting firm, to popularize the use of LiFi upgrades to accommodate LiFi onboard
the ongoing ADEX. technology. As part of the agreement, the aircraft to low-weight fiber optic solu-
The company, a leading player in the Huneed will be in charge of manufac- tions can help reduce weight and fuel
field of tactical communications equip- turing core equipment of the LiFi-based consumption of the plane as well.

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