Korean Air announced on the 28th that it will participate in the Maritime Defense Industry Exhibition 2025 (MADEX 2025), unveiling the latest technologies related to unmanned aerial vehicle airframes and showcasing its military aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) capabilities.
MADEX is the largest maritime defense industry exhibition held every two years by the South Korean Navy, and this marks the 14th edition. This is the first time Korean Air has participated in MADEX.
At this exhibition booth, Korean Air will showcase its technology applied to low-observable unmanned formations, artificial intelligence (AI) small cooperative combat drones, medium-altitude unmanned vehicles, and a mock-up of the UH-60 helicopter.
In particular, the low-observable unmanned formation can perform various missions in collaboration with manned fighter jets, and some performance upgrades allow it to be operated on navy unmanned aircraft carriers. Korean Air also plans to propose new unmanned vehicle solutions tailored for the navy.
At this exhibition, Korean Air will also showcase its military aircraft MRO capabilities. Korean Air has been involved in military aircraft maintenance since 1978 and has accumulated expertise in the naval sector by conducting maintenance on navy LYNX, P-3C, and F-406 aircraft since 1997. Recently, it won a contract for the performance improvement project of the UH-60 for the South Korean military.
A Korean Air official noted, "We plan to present a future vision of unmanned maritime vehicles with tailored solutions specialized for the navy, while preparing for a new leap based on our expertise in maintenance and performance improvement of fighter jets."