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LIG NEX 1
HANWHA DEFENCE
TARGETS HYBRID-
ELECTRIC TRACKED
VEHICLE FUTURE
Hanwha Defence’s hybrid electro-me-
chanical transmission (EMT) technology
is expected to be operational by the
mid-2030s, when the Republic of Korea
(RoK) armed forces will operate different
types of South Korean tracked combat
vehicles, including a 25-ton unmanned
combat vehicle and a next-generation
tracked infantry fighting vehicle fitted with
hybrid EMT solutions. The future trans- ical transmission system over the next
mission option for manned and unmanned
tracked combat vehicles, featuring state- armored vehicles.
of-the-art hybrid electro-mechanical
transmission (EMT) technology is on
display at the show.
“A HYBRID ELECTRIC
POWERTRAIN IS A KEY
REQUIREMENT FOR FUTURE
COMBAT VEHICLES,” said Jeff
Sung, Spokesman for Hanwha Defence,
tells Daily News.
“ENSURING A STABLE POWER
SUPPLY, ELECTRIFIED VEHICLES
ARE TO PROVIDE AMPLE
BENEFITS IN THE BATTLEFIELDS
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SUCH AS SILENT MOBILITY TO
ESCAPE ENEMY DETECTION,
INCREASED FUEL EFFICIENCY,
AND FLEXIBLE FUNCTIONAL
MODES.”
The Korean firm has won a state project
to develop a hybrid electro-mechan- company’s chances of landing the con-
decade to be fitted into futuristic tracked
Hanwha Defence is scheduled to develop
core technologies of the Hybrid EMT
by 2025 as per the plans of the South
Korean government project. It will sub-
sequently develop the EMT system over
the next five years, in technical cooper-
ation with Austria’s AVL, specialized for
the development, simulation and testing
of powertrain systems. Hanwha Defence
has produced and delivered over 8,500
cutting-edge combat vehicles to South
Korea and numerous countries, includ-
ing Malaysia, Norway, Finland, Estonia,
Poland, Turkey and India.
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UNVEILS
LAMD
CONCEPT
AT ADEX
LIG Nex 1 is showcasing the concept for
its low altitude missile defence system
(LAMD) at the ongoing ADEX 2021.
The system, if selected by the govern-
ment, will be used to counter potential
240 mm or 300 mm artillery attack from
North Korea.
“The EMD phase of the program has
not been initiated yet,” said Yu Taisun,
Chief manager of LIG Nex 1’s global
business. “We are expecting it to be initi-
ated next year. The Agency for Defence
Development (ADD) will provide the
program requirements and we will be
competing with other South Korean
defence companies for the contract. The
completion date is expected to be 2029.”
An effective counter-artillery system has
for years been on South Korea’s wish list.
“North Korea has huge artillery power and
until now, the Korean government has
not had effective counter measures to
engage the artillery threats,” said Taisun.
“THIS IS THE WEAPON SYSTEM
THAT THE COUNTRY NEEDS TO
COUNTER NORTH KOREA.”
Taisun is cautiously optimistic about his
tract. “LIGNex 1 has been the leading
company in the precision guided muni-
tion (GM) business area, and I hope this
weapon system will be one of them as
well. The configuration, the concept of
operation and detailed project specifica-
tions have not been decided yet.”