An AI-based force support systems hall will be set up at the 7th DX KOREA 2026, to be held in September.
The DX KOREA 2026 organizing committee stated accordingly on the 24th that it configured the event so that advanced weapons systems and force support systems can be viewed together to respond to the future battlefield environment. The committee plans to strengthen the structure centered on special halls such as the AI-based force support systems hall.
DX KOREA 2026 will be held Sept. 16-19 at KINTEX Exhibition Center II halls 9 and 10 in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, on a total area of 104,000㎡. Indoor displays of large weapons systems such as tanks and armored vehicles are possible, so it is designed to present the entire value chain on site, not only for complete system corporations but also for parts, materials, and software corporations.
The AI-based force support systems hall will consist of seven special theme halls in total. Participants include corporations developing AI-based combat systems that can be linked to ground, maritime, aviation, and space forces; corporations providing network-based operational software; and corporations with defense data analysis and decision-support algorithms.
The "smart barracks life hall" is a space for corporations with technologies to improve the barracks environment. Eligible participants include corporations in functional apparel, smart textiles, and lightweight materials; corporations providing combat rations and meal service solutions; corporations making cooking robots and automated kitchen equipment; and corporations offering VR- and AR-based education and training content.
The "civil-military technology cooperation hall" targets private high-tech corporations with high potential for military application. Key targets include satellite communications-based image analysis, new materials and composite materials, AI-based command-and-control analysis, and big data processing technology corporations.
The "defense startup hall" will support the global expansion of promising corporations with technologies such as AI battlefield situational awareness systems, military cyber security solutions, Wearable Device for combatants, and lightweight protective materials.
The "drone and counter-drone hall" will feature reconnaissance and attack drones, large transport drones, unmanned ground vehicles (UGV), explosive ordnance disposal robots, and unmanned surface vessel (USV) corporations. It will also include corporations in jammers, laser interception systems, drone detection and identification radar, and electronic warfare countermeasure technologies.
The "AI-based defense MRO hall" is an exhibition space for corporations in prognostic health management (PHM), fault prediction and diagnosis software, life-cycle management systems, Digital Twin, AR/VR remote maintenance, maintenance automation facilities, and additive manufacturing (3D printing) parts production.
There will also be a reserve forces hall and a scientific training hall.
The organizing committee plans to operate exchange programs between military officials from countries with high export potential and domestic corporations.