Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) announced on the 27th that it is participating in the largest drone industry exhibition in Asia, '2025 Drone Show Korea,' which is being held at BEXCO in Busan for three days starting from the 26th, showcasing AI (artificial intelligence)-based future mobility.
KAI unveiled advanced science and technology centered on the AI-based manned and unmanned hybrid combat system that will lead future battlefields at this exhibition. The display was divided into three zones: Next Generation Aerial Combat System (NACS), unmanned aerial vehicles, and AI Flight Pilot Simulator.
In the Next Generation Aerial Combat System zone, various next-generation unmanned vehicle models, including unmanned combat aircraft (UCAV) featuring AI pilots and multi-purpose unmanned aerial vehicles (AAP), were showcased, noting future integration with the KF-21's manned and unmanned hybrid combat system.
The unmanned vehicle zone exhibited three types of military unmanned vehicles capable of performing various surveillance, reconnaissance, and attack missions, including the next-generation corps unmanned vehicle Block-II, a small multifunctional modular aircraft, and an air-launching flight vehicle, along with a future-shaped aircraft (AAV) prototype.
The AI Flight Pilot Simulator zone will operate for the first time at Drone Show Korea. Participants will have the opportunity to board the FA-50 simulator used for actual Air Force training, engage in battles against AI virtual aircraft currently under development by KAI using virtual reality (VR), and experience the operational concept of the manned and unmanned hybrid next-generation aerial combat system while piloting the aircraft.
KAI will also operate a separate 'Net-Zero' joint hall booth at this exhibition, which is being conducted under the goal of minimizing carbon emissions. The company plans to introduce its efforts to reduce carbon emissions through renewable energy, expand research and development on future mobility based on electric batteries, and next-generation hydrogen fuel aircraft.
Kim Ji-hong, head of KAI's Future Convergence Technology Institute, noted, 'KAI has recently established an AI and Electronic Warfare Research Center and is strengthening R&D, transforming into a company that is unmistakably leading future advanced aerospace technology,' adding, 'We will accelerate the development of next-generation technology platforms for business diversification based on AI and software and the fourth industrial revolution.'