LIG D&A(LIG Defense&Aerospace(079550)) said on the 8th that Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Jaromir Zuna of the Czech Republic and his delegation visited its Pangyo headquarters.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Jaromír Zůna (third from left) and LIG Defense & Aerospace CEO Shin Ik-hyun (center), along with officials from both sides, pose for a commemorative photo. /Courtesy of LIG D&A

The Czech deputy prime minister's delegation visited LIG D&A on the 7th while in Korea to attend the Seoul Defense Dialogue (SDD). They aimed to directly review the company's advanced air defense systems and discuss concrete plans for defense industry cooperation.

LIG D&A introduced the L-SAM, a long-range surface-to-air guided missile, and counter-drone systems, among other latest air defense solutions specialized by domain, to the deputy prime minister's delegation.

In particular, it emphasized LIG D&A's system integration capabilities and technical reliability for building a layered, integrated air defense solution that defends from low to high altitude, and presented the potential to provide customized solutions optimized for the Czech security environment.

Chief Executive Shin Ik-hyun personally handled the Czech delegation, expressing the company-wide commitment to cooperate on the Czech defense capability enhancement strategy. The company said Deputy Prime Minister Zuna also responded in kind, leading to in-depth discussions on cooperation plans.

Shin said, "We hope LIG D&A's world-class air defense technology can contribute to strengthening the Czech Republic's defense capabilities, and we will continue to open a new horizon for bilateral defense industry cooperation through close collaboration."

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