LIG Nex1 said on the 24th that it signed a contract with the Defense Acquisition Program Administration for the system development project of the Korean electronic warfare aircraft (electronic warfare aircraft, Block-Ⅰ).
The contract is worth 1.5593 trillion won, equivalent to 47.6% of LIG Nex1's sales last year. LIG Nex1 plans to supply the electronic warfare aircraft system by June 2034.
The electronic warfare aircraft development project is to develop a large special-mission aircraft that mounts mission equipment capable of conducting electromagnetic warfare on an aircraft to collect and analyze threat signals from neighboring countries and, in wartime, paralyze and disrupt enemy air defenses and wireless command-and-control communications through electronic attack (jamming).
Electronic warfare aircraft can neutralize electronic equipment such as enemy aircraft and ground radar and even paralyze communications systems, making them essential equipment on the modern battlefield.
LIG Nex1 formed a consortium with Korean Air to enter this development project and was selected as the final contractor. Korean Air will modify the G6500 business jet by Bombardier of Canada, and LIG Nex1 will install the electronic warfare aircraft mission equipment.
LIG Nex1 said, "We will do our best to successfully complete the development of the electronic warfare aircraft system, a pan-national task, by bringing together our company-wide capabilities."