Hanwha Aerospace, in collaboration with British defense company BAE Systems, will equip the Cheonmu guided rocket of the multiple rocket system with an anti-jamming Global Positioning System (GPS). By boosting Cheonmu's electronic warfare response capability, its precision strike ability is expected to improve.
Hanwha Aerospace said on the 11th that it signed a "technology cooperation agreement for integrating Cheonmu guided rockets with a high-performance anti-jamming GPS" with BAE Systems.
Anti-jamming is a technology that blocks jamming attacks that disrupt wireless communication signals with powerful radio waves. In modern warfare, jamming and anti-jamming technologies are regarded as among the key technologies that decide victory or defeat.
Through this agreement, Hanwha Aerospace will install BAE Systems' high-performance GPS with next-generation anti-jamming capabilities on Cheonmu guided rockets. BAE's military GPS and anti-jamming technology have already been assessed as having their operational performance verified by numerous North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member states.
The two companies have maintained a close partnership, including signing a contract in 2023 worth about 180 billion won to supply Modular Charge System (MCS). Building on this technology cooperation, the two sides plan to enhance collaboration in advanced electronic warfare technologies as well.
Lee Bu-hwan, head of the PGM Division at Hanwha Aerospace, said, "In an increasingly sophisticated modern warfare environment, we have secured state-of-the-art technology with enhanced NATO compatibility," adding, "We will target the global market and contribute to strengthening security cooperation between Korea and the United Kingdom."